"Receptors, Melatonin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of G-protein-coupled receptors that are specific for and mediate the effects of MELATONIN. Activation of melatonin receptors has been associated with decreased intracellular CYCLIC AMP and increased hydrolysis of PHOSPHOINOSITIDES.
| Descriptor ID |
D044094
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.695.440 D12.776.826.590
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptor, Melatonin, MT3- Receptor, Melatonin, MT3
- Melatonin MT3 Receptor
- MT3 Receptor, Melatonin
- Receptor, Melatonin MT3
- MT3 Receptor
- Receptor, MT3
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Receptors, Melatonin" by people in Profiles.
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Blask DE, Dauchy RT, Brainard GC, Hanifin JP. Circadian stage-dependent inhibition of human breast cancer metabolism and growth by the nocturnal melatonin signal: consequences of its disruption by light at night in rats and women. Integr Cancer Ther. 2009 Dec; 8(4):347-53.
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Doghramji K. Melatonin and its receptors: a new class of sleep-promoting agents. J Clin Sleep Med. 2007 Aug 15; 3(5 Suppl):S17-23.
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Blask DE, Brainard GC, Dauchy RT, Hanifin JP, Davidson LK, Krause JA, Sauer LA, Rivera-Bermudez MA, Dubocovich ML, Jasser SA, Lynch DT, Rollag MD, Zalatan F. Melatonin-depleted blood from premenopausal women exposed to light at night stimulates growth of human breast cancer xenografts in nude rats. Cancer Res. 2005 Dec 1; 65(23):11174-84.