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Christensen, E.I.so; Birn, H. 2001: Megalin and cubilin: Synergistic endocytic receptors in renal proximal tubule. American Journal of Physiology 280(4 Part 2): F562-F573

McCarthy, R.A.; Argraves, W.Scott. 2003: Megalin and the neurodevelopmental biology of sonic hedgehog and retinol. Journal of Cell Science 116(Pt 6): 955-960

Hilpert, J.; Nykjaer, A.; Jacobsen, C.; Wallukat, G.; Nielsen, R.; Moestrup, S.K.; Haller, H.; Luft, F.C.; Christensen, E.I.; Willnow, T.E. 1999: Megalin antagonizes activation of the parathyroid hormone receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry 274(9): 5620-5625

Schmitz, C.; Hilpert, J.; Jacobsen, C.; Boensch, C.; Christensen, E.I.ø; Luft, F.C.; Willnow, T.E. 2002: Megalin deficiency offers protection from renal aminoglycoside accumulation. Journal of Biological Chemistry 277(1): 618-622

McCarthy, R.A.; Barth, J.L.; Chintalapudi, M.R.; Knaak, C.; Argraves, W.S. 2002: Megalin functions as an endocytic sonic hedgehog receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry 277(28): 25660-25667

Ziak, M.; Meier, M.; Roth, J. 1999: Megalin in normal tissues and carcinoma cells carries oligo/poly alpha2,8 deaminoneuraminic acid as a unique posttranslational modification. Glycoconjugate Journal 16(3): 185-188

Leheste, J.R.; Rolinski, B.; Vorum, H.; Hilpert, J.; Nykjaer, A.; Jacobsen, C.; Aucouturier, P.; Moskaug, J.O.; Otto, A.; Christensen, E.I.; Willnow, T.E. 1999: Megalin knockout mice as an animal model of low molecular weight proteinuria. American Journal of Pathology 155(4): 1361-1370

Kozyraki, R.; Fyfe, J.; Verroust, P.J.; Jacobsen, C.; Dautry-Varsat, A.; Gburek, J.; Willnow, T.E.; Christensen, E.I.; Moestrup, S.K. 2001: Megalin-dependent cubilin-mediated endocytosis is a major pathway for the apical uptake of transferrin in polarized epithelia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 98(22): 12491-12496

Pohl, J.; Stremmel, W. 1999: Megaloblastic Anaemia in psychogenic eating disorders. DMW Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift 124(36): 1033-1036

Mclaughlin, P., A.; Anger, K.; Kaffenberger, A.; Lovrich, G., A. 2001: Megalopal and early juvenile development in Lithodes santolla (Molina, 1782) (Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidea: Lithodidae), with notes on zoeal variations. Invertebrate Reproduction and Development 40(1): 53-67

Mclaughlin, P.A. 2000: Megalopal and first crab stages of Porcellanopagurus edwardsi Filhol, 1885 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguridea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 113(3): 721-730

Puthz, V. 1999: Megalopinus wagneri sp. nov. from Uganda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae): 22nd contribution to the knowledge of Megalopsidiinae. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Oesterreichischer Entomologen 51(1-2): 21-24

Johannisson, R.; Schulze, W.; Holstein, A.F. 2003: Megalospermatocytes in the human testis exhibit asynapsis of chromosomes. Andrologia 35(3): 146-151

Christian, E. 1998: Megalothorax sanctistephani sp.n. (Insecta: Collembola: Neelidae) from the catacombs of St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien Serie B Botanik und Zoologie 100: 15-18

Wakabayashi, T. 2002: Megamitochondria formation: Physiology and pathology. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine 6(4): 497-538

Romero, J.; Dan-Johnson, C. 2003: Meganeltumius juani, new genus, new species (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Coleopterists Bulletin 57(2): 237-242

Ponomareva, L.A. 2000: Meganyctiphanes norvegica (Crustacea, Euphausiacea) in the Mediterranean sea. Byulleten' Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody, Otdel Biologicheskii 105(3): 52-55

Hopper, K.; Beck, C.; Slocombe, R. 2001: Megaoesophagus in adult dogs secondary to Australian tiger snake envenomation. Australian Veterinary Journal 79(10): 672-675

Lyneborg, L. 2001: Megapalla, gen. nov. from Sri Lanka and Laos (Diptera: Therevidae). Oriental Insects 35: 55-61

Nouira, Y.; Kbaier, I.; Attyaoui, F.; Menif, E.; Horchani, A. 2001: Megapenis associated to corpus spongiosum agenesis with scrotal and pelvic hemangiomas. European Urology 40(5): 571-574

Argandoña, M.; Martínez-Checa, F.; Llamas, I.; Quesada, E.; del Moral, A. 2003: Megaplasmids in Gram-negative, moderately halophilic bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Letters 227(1): 81-86

Cascio, S.; Colhoun, E.; Puri, P. 2002: Megaprepuce associated with vesicoureteric reflux. European Urology 40(6): 696-698

Wirbel, R.J.; Schulte, M.; Maier, B.; Mutschler, W.E. 1999: Megaprosthetic replacement of the pelvis: Function in 17 cases. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica 70(4): 348-352

van der Plas, R.N.; Benninga, M.A.; Staalman, C.R.; Akkermans, L.M.; Redekop, W.K.; Taminiau, J.A.; Buller, H.A. 2000: Megarectum in constipation. Archives of Disease in Childhood 83(1): 52-58

Ueda-Nakamura, T.; Attias, M.; de Souza, W. 2001: Megasome biogenesis in Leishmania amazonensis: a morphometric and cytochemical study. Parasitology Research 87(2): 89-97

Morbelli, M., A.; Rowley, J., R. 1999: Megaspore development in Selaginella the gap and the mesospore. Plant Systematics and Evolution 217(3-4): 221-243

Florjan, S.; Zoldani, E. 1999: Megaspores and cuticular study of coal pebbles from flysch deposits of the Polish Carpathians. Acta Palaeobotanica Suppl (2): 33-39

Jha, N.; Tewari, R. 2003: Megaspores from Raniganj Formation of Mailaram area, Godavari Graben, Andhra Pradesh, India. Phytomorphology (Delhi) 53(2): 141-156

Glasspool 2000: Megaspores from the Late Permian, Lower Whybrow coal seam, Sydney Basin, Australia. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 110(3-4): 209-227

Tripathi, R.P.; Mishra, S.N. 2002: Megaspores from the coal deposits of South Rewa Gondwana Basin. Indian Fern Journal 19(1-2): 82-88

Bajon, C.; Horlow, C.; Motamayor, J.C.; Sauvanet, A.; Robert, D. 1999: Megasporogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana L.: An ultrastructural study. Sexual Plant Reproduction 12(2): 99-109

Kanchanapoom, T.; Kasai, R.; Chumsri, P.; Hiraga, Y.; Yamasaki, K. 2001: Megastigmane and iridoid glucosides from Clerodendrum inerme. Phytochemistry 58(2): 333-336

Kanchanapoom, T.; Kasai, R.; Picheansoonthon, C.; Yamasaki, K. 2001: Megastigmane, aliphatic alcohol and benzoxazinoid glycosides from Acanthus ebracteatus. Phytochemistry 58(5): 811-817

Sudo, H.; Ide, T.; Otsuka, H.; Hirata, E.; Takushi, A.; Shinzato, T.; Takeda, Y. 2000: Megastigmane, benzyl and phenethyl alcohol glycosides, and 4,4'-dimethoxy-beta-truxinic acid catalpol diester from the leaves of Premna subscandens MERR. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 48(4): 542-546

Heng, D. 2000: Megatrials of drug treatments: strengths and limitations. Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore 29(5): 606-609

Volchuk, A.; Amherdt, M.; Ravazzola, M.; Brügger, B.; Rivera, V.M.; Clackson, T.; Perrelet, A.; Söllner, T.H.; Rothman, J.E.; Orci, L. 2000: Megavesicles implicated in the rapid transport of intracisternal aggregates across the Golgi stack. Cell 102(3): 335-348

Vaughan, K.; McConaghy, N. 1999: Megavitamin and dietary treatment in schizophrenia: a randomised, controlled trial. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 33(1): 84-88

Ruchala, K.J.; Olivera, G.H.; Kapatoes, J.M.; Schloesser, E.A.; Reckwerdt, P.J.; Mackie, T.R. 2000: Megavoltage CT image reconstruction during tomotherapy treatments. Physics in Medicine and Biology 45(12): 3545-3562

Ruchala, K.J.; Oliverat, G.H.; Kapatoest, J.M.; Schloesser, E.A.; Reckwerdt, P.J.; Mackie, T.R. 2000: Megavoltage CT imaging as a by-product of multileaf collimator leakage. Physics in Medicine and Biology 45(7): N61-N70

Ruchala, K.J.; Olivera, G.H.; Schloesser, E.A.; Mackie, T.R. 1999: Megavoltage CT on a tomotherapy system. Physics in Medicine and Biology 44(10): 2597-2621

Nakagawa, K.; Aoki, Y.; Tago, M.; Terahara, A.; Ohtomo, K. 2000: Megavoltage CT-assisted stereotactic radiosurgery for thoracic tumors: Original research in the treatment of thoracic neoplasms. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 48(2): 449-457

Seppi, E.J.; Munro, P.; Johnsen, S.W.; Shapiro, E.G.; Tognina, C.; Jones, D.; Pavkovich, J.M.; Webb, C.; Mollov, I.; Partain, L.D.; Colbeth, R.E. 2003: Megavoltage cone-beam computed tomography using a high-efficiency image receptor. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 55(3): 793-803

Feigenberg, S.J.; Marcus, R.B.; Zlotecki, R.A.; Scarborough, M.T.; Berrey, B.H.; Enneking, W.F. 2001: Megavoltage radiotherapy for aneurysmal bone cysts. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 49(5): 1243-1247

Pu, Y.S.; Cheng, A.L.; Chen, J.; Guan, J.Y.; Lu, S.H.; Lai, M.K.; Hsieh, C.Y. 1998: Megestrol acetate antagonizes cisplatin cytotoxicity. Anti-Cancer Drugs 9(8): 733-738

Westman, G.; Bergman, B.; Albertsson, M.; Kadar, L.; Gustavsson, G.; Thaning, L.; Andersson, M.; Straumits, A.; Jeppson, B.; Lindén, C.J.; Ewers, S.B.; Andersson, H.; Mercke, C.; Hafström, L.; Birck, O.; Orgum, P. 1999: Megestrol acetate in advanced, progressive, hormone-insensitive cancer. Effects on the quality of life: A placebo-controlled, randomised, multicentre trial. European Journal of Cancer 35(4): 586-595

Orme, L.M.; Bond, J.D.; Humphrey, M.S.; Zacharin, M.R.; Downie, P.A.; Jamsen, K.M.; Mitchell, S.L.; Robinson, J.M.; Grapsas, N.A.; Ashley, D.M. 2003: Megestrol acetate in pediatric oncology patients may lead to severe, symptomatic adrenal suppression. Cancer 98(2): 397-405

Weisberg, J.; Wanger, J.; Olson, J.; Streit, B.; Fogarty, C.; Martin, T.; Casaburi, R. 2002: Megestrol acetate stimulates weight gain and ventilation in underweight COPD patients. Chest 121(4): 1070-1078

Naing, K.K.; Dewar, J.A.; Leese, G.P. 1999: Megestrol acetate therapy and secondary adrenal suppression. Cancer 86(6): 1044-1049

Isaac, J.H. 1999: Megestrol acetate treatment of failure to thrive in congenital heart disease. Pediatric Cardiology 20(5): 350

Pandya, K.J.; Yeap, B.Y.; Weiner, L.M.; Krook, J.E.; Erban, J.K.; Schinella, R.A.; Davis, T.E. 2001: Megestrol and tamoxifen in patients with advanced endometrial cancer: an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Study (E4882). American Journal of Clinical Oncology 24(1): 43-46

Caparrós, G.C.; Zambrana, J.L.; Delgado-Fernandez, M.; Díez, F. 2001: Megestrol-induced Cushing syndrome. Annals of PharmacoTherapy 35(10): 1208-1210

Goodman, A.; Cagliero, E. 2000: Megestrol-induced clinical adrenal insufficiency. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology 21(2): 117-118

Deblock, S.; Canaris, A.G. 1999: Megistospermaticus kenyensis n. comb. for Microphallus kenyensis Canaris, 1971 (Digenea : Microphallidae). Systematic Parasitology 43(1): 65-66

Tian-Fuli; Yuan-Fang; Zhang-Fu; Et-Al 2001: Meglumine cyclic adenylate treatment for tachycardiomyopathy after radiofrequency catheter ablation. Zhonghua Xinxueguanbing Zazhi 29(6): 337-340

Proctor, H.C. 2001: Megninia casuaricola sp. n. (Acari: Analgidae), the first feather mite from a cassowary (Aves: Struthioniformes: Casuariidae). Australian Journal of Entomology 40(4): 335-341

Landa, J.; Pineiro, C. 2000: Megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) growth in the North-eastern Atlantic based on back-calculation of otolith rings. ICES Journal of Marine Science 57(4): 1077-1090

Pliestic, S.; Sutalo, M. 2001: Mehanicko ostecivanje kukuruznog zrna u okomitom elevatorskom transportu. Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus 66(4): 203-215

Stabenow, B. 2001: Mehr Bewegung fuer saeugende Sauen in Scan-Abferkelbuchten. Tieraerztliche Umschau 56(10): 528-533

Zerkowski, H.-Reinhard; Preiss, M. 2001: Mehrfachklappenerkrankungen- differenzialtherapeutische Ueberlegungen. Zeitschrift fuer Kardiologie 90(Suppl 6): 65-69

Ennker, J.; Bauer, S.; Buhmann, U.; Rosendahl, U.; Schroeder, T.; Ennker, I. 2000: Mehrfachmyokardrevaskularisation am schlagenden Herzen: Risiken, Nutzen und Chancen. Zeitschrift fuer Kardiologie 89(Suppl 7): VII.37-VII.46

Panzera, Y.; Esteban, M.R.; de la Hera, A.; Goday, C. 2001: Meics, a novel zinc-finger protein which relocates from nuclei to the central meiotic spindle during Drosophila spermatogenesis. Mechanisms of Development 106(1-2): 151-154

Cohen, A.; Mulas, R.; Seri, M.; Gaiero, A.; Fichera, G.; Marini, M.; Baffico, M.; Camera, G. 2002: Meier-Gorlin syndrome (ear-patella-short stature syndrome) in an Italian patient: Clinical evaluation and analysis of possible candidate genes. American Journal of Medical Genetics 107(1): 48-51

Bongers, E.M.; Opitz, J.M.; Fryer, A.; Sarda, P.; Hennekam, R.C.; Hall, B.D.; Superneau, D.W.; Harbison, M.; Poss, A.; van Bokhoven, H.; Hamel, B.C.; Knoers, N.V. 2001: Meier-Gorlin syndrome: Report of eight additional cases and review. American Journal of Medical Genetics 102(2): 115-124

Kirton, C.A.; Riopelle, R.J. 2001: Meige syndrome secondary to basal ganglia injury: a potential cause of acute respiratory distress. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. le Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques 28(2): 167-173

Sakai, T.; Shikishima, K.; Kawai, K.; Kitahara, K. 1998: Meige's syndrome associated with basal ganglia and thalamic functional disorders. Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi 102(11): 764-770

Buttin, B.M.; Cohn, D.E.; Herzog, T.J. 2001: Meigs' syndrome with an elevated CA 125 from benign Brenner tumors. Obstetrics and Gynecology 98(5 Pt 2): 980-982

Abad, A.; Cazorla, E.; Ruiz, F.; Aznar, I.; Asins, E.; Llixiona, J. 1999: Meigs' syndrome with elevated CA125: Case report and review of the literature. European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 82(1): 97-99

Robertson, A.L.; Milner, A.M. 1999: Meiobenthic arthropod communities in new streams in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. Hydrobiologia 397: 197-209

Chen, G.T.; Herman, R.L.; Vincx, M. 1999: Meiofauna communities from the Straits of Magellan and the Beagle Channel. Scientia Marina 63(Suppl 1): 123-132

De-Skowronski, R., S.P.; Corbisier, T., N. 2002: Meiofauna distribution in Martel Inlet, King George Island (Antarctica): Sediment features versus food availability. Polar Biology 25(2): 126-134

Dalto, A.G.; Albuquerque, E.F. 2000: Meiofauna distribution in a tropical estuary of the South-Western Atlantic (Brazil). Vie et Milieu 50(3): 151-162

Danovaro, R.; Gambi, C.; Della Croce, N. 2002: Meiofauna hotspot in the Atacama Trench, eastern South Pacific Ocean. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers ; 49(5): 843-857

Gwyther, J. 2000: Meiofauna in phytal-based and sedimentary habitats of a temperate mangrove ecosystem: A preliminary survey. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 112(2): 137-151, 1 December

Schnack-Schiel, S., B.; Dieckmann, G., S.; Gradinger, R.; Melnikov, I.A.; Spindler, M.; Thomas, D., N. 2001: Meiofauna in sea ice of the Weddell Sea (Antarctica). Polar Biology 24(10): 724-728

Sarkka, J.; Makela, J. 1999: Meiofauna of esker groundwaters in Finland. Hydrobiologia 405: 25-37

Danovaro, R.; Gambi, C.; Manini, E.; Fabiano, M. 2000: Meiofauna response to a dynamic river plume front. Marine Biology (Berlin) 137(2): 359-370

Lee, H.-Joong; Gerdes, D.; Vanhove, S.; Vincx, M. 2001: Meiofauna response to iceberg disturbance on the Antarctic continental shelf at Kapp Norvegia (Weddell Sea). Polar Biology 24(12): 926-933

Danovaro, R.; Pusceddu, A.; Mirto, S.; Fabiano, M. 1999: Meiofaunal assemblages associated with scallop beds (Adamussium colbecki) in the coastal sediments of Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica). Antarctic Science 11(4): 415-418

Atilla, N.; Fleeger, J.W. 2000: Meiofaunal colonization of artificial substrates in an estuarine embayment. Marine Ecology 21(1): 69-83

Neira, C.; Sellanes, J.; Levin, L., A.; Arntz, W., E. 2001: Meiofaunal distributions on the Peru margin: Relationship to oxygen and organic matter availability. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers 48(11): 2453-2472

Danovaro, R.; Gambi, C.; Mirto, S. 2002: Meiofaunal production and energy transfer efficiency in a seagrass Posidonia oceanica bed in the western Mediterranean. ine Ecology Progress Series e 3; 234: 95-104

Vriser, B.; Vukovic, A. 2000: Meiofaunal recolonization of defaunated sediments: II. Harpacticoida (Copepoda); preliminary results. Periodicum Biologorum 102(2): 201-206

Danovaro, R.; Fraschetti, S. 2002: Meiofaunal vertical zonation on hard-bottoms: Comparison with soft-bottom meiofauna. Marine Ecology Progress Series 230: 159-169

Vriser, B. 2001: Meiofavna izolske luke pred graditvijo marine in po njej: Ponovljena raziskava - preliminarni rezultati. Annales Series Historia Naturalis 23: 75-78

Murray, A.; Grøndahl, C.; Ottesen, J.L.; Faarup, P. 2002: Meiosis activating sterols derived from diosgenin. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters 12(4): 715-717

Egozcue, J.; Blanco, J.; Vidal, F. 2002: Meiosis and Klinefelter's syndrome. Human Reproduction 17(11): 3006; Author Reply 3006-7

Mudry, M.D.; Rahn, I.M.; Solari, A.J. 2001: Meiosis and chromosome painting of sex chromosome systems in Ceboidea. American Journal of Primatology 54(2): 65-78

Dopchiz, L.P.; Poggio, L. 1999: Meiosis and pollen grain development in Isolepis cernua f. cernua (Cyperaceae). Caryologia 52(3-4): 197-201

Bardhan, A.; Sharma, T. 2000: Meiosis and speciation: A study in a speciating Mus terricolor complex. Journal of Genetics 79(3): 105-111

Gessler, D.D.; Xu, S. 2000: Meiosis and the evolution of recombination at low mutation rates. Genetics 156(1): 449-456

Ahmad, F.; Chen, Q. 2000: Meiosis in Cicer L. species: The relationship between chiasma frequency and genome length. Cytologia 65(2): 161-166

Moore, G. 2002: Meiosis in allopolyploids -- the importance of 'Teflon' chromosomes. Trends in Genetics: Tig 18(9): 456-463

Pyle, A.; Handel, M.A. 2003: Meiosis in male PL/J mice: a genetic model for gametic aneuploidy. Molecular Reproduction and Development 64(4): 471-481

Díez, M.; Santos, J.L.; Cuñado, N.; Naranjo, T. 2001: Meiosis in primary trisomics of rye: considerations for models of chromosome pairing. Chromosome Research: An International Journal on the Molecular Supramolecular and Evolutionary Aspects of Chromosome Biology 9(1): 13-23

Vigodner, M.; Lewin, L.M.; Shochat, L.; Mittelman, L.; Golan, R. 2003: Meiosis in the golden hamster: a confocal microscopy and flow cytometric analysis. Molecular Reproduction and Development 64(1): 86-95

Scioscia, Cristina-Luisa 1997: Meiosis in three species of neotropical Dendryphantinae (Araneae, Salticidae): Metaphidippus odiosus, Bryantella smaragdus and Dendryphantes patagonicus. Mendeliana 12(2): 97-103

Ivanova, S.V. 2001: Meiosis in tomato haploids as possible inductor of genotypical variability. Izvestiya Timiryazevskoi Sel'skokhozyaistvennoi Akademii 1: 72-82

Avazeri, N.; Courtot, A-Marie.; Pesty, A.; Lefevre, B. 2003: Meiosis resumption, calcium-sensitive period, and PLC-beta1 relocation into the nucleus in the mouse oocyte. Cellular Signalling 15(11): 1003-1010

Cukurcam, S.; Hegele-Hartung, C.; Eichenlaub-Ritter, U. 2003: Meiosis-activating sterol protects oocytes from precocious chromosome segregation. Human Reproduction 18(9): 1908-1917

Byskov, A.G.; Baltsen, M.; Andersen, C.Y. 1998: Meiosis-activating sterols: Background, discovery, and possible use. Journal of Molecular Medicine 76(12): 818-823

Wilding, M.; Marino, M.; Monfrecola, V.; Dale, B. 2000: Meiosis-associated calcium waves in ascidian oocytes are correlated with the position of the male centrosome. Zygote 8(4): 285-293

Haber, J.E. 1998: Meiosis: Avoiding inappropriate relationships. Current Biology: Cb 8(23): R832-R835

Hawley, R.Scott. 2002: Meiosis: How male flies do meiosis. Current Biology: Cb 12(19): R660-R662

Ohno, M.; Mattaj, I.W. 1999: Meiosis: MeiRNA hits the spot. Current Biology: Cb 9(2): R66-R69

Cohen-Fix, O. 2003: Meiosis: Polo, FEAR and the art of dividing reductionally. Current Biology: Cb 13(15): R603-R605

Chen, C.; Lin, L.; Peng, Q.; Ben, K.; Zhou, Z. 2002: Meiothermus rosaceus sp nov isolated from Tengchong hot spring in Yunnan, China. FEMS Microbiology Letters 216(2): 263-268

Chen, M.-Y.; Lin, G.-H.; Lin, Y.-T.; Tsay, S.-S. 2002: Meiothermus taiwanensis sp. nov., a novel filamentous, thermophilic species isolated in Taiwan. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 52(Part 5): 1647-1654

Cervantes, M.D.; Farah, J.A.; Smith, G.R. 2000: Meiotic DNA breaks associated with recombination in S. pombe. Molecular Cell 5(5): 883-888

Steiner, W.W.; Schreckhise, R.W.; Smith, G.R. 2002: Meiotic DNA breaks at the S. pombe recombination hot spot M26. Molecular Cell 9(4): 847-855

Bardhan, A.; Sharma, T. 2002: Meiotic XY association could be both chiasmate and achiasmate in the Indian pygmy field mouse, Mus terricolor. Current Science 10: 578-580

Vendrell, J.M.; García, F.; Veiga, A.; Calderón, G.; Egozcue, S.; Egozcue, J.; Barri, P.N. 1999: Meiotic abnormalities and spermatogenic parameters in severe oligoasthenozoospermia. Human Reproduction 14(2): 375-378

Tarsounas, M.; Pearlman, R.E.; Moens, P.B. 1999: Meiotic activation of rat pachytene spermatocytes with okadaic acid: the behaviour of synaptonemal complex components SYN1/SCP1 and COR1/SCP3. Journal of Cell Science 112: 423-434

Mroz, K.; Hassold, T.J.; Hunt, P.A. 1999: Meiotic aneuploidy in the XXY mouse: evidence that a compromised testicular environment increases the incidence of meiotic errors. Human Reproduction 14(5): 1151-1156

Li-Yi-Wen; Li-Zhen-Sheng; Jia-Xu [author, Reprint-Author] 2002: Meiotic behavior of 1BL/1RS translocation chromosome and alien chromosome in two tri-genera hybrids. Acta Botanica Sinica 44(7): 821-826

Patel, O.P.; Verma, R.C. 1998: Meiotic behavior of Cajanus cajan x Vigna mungo hybrid. Cytologia 63(3): 279-282

Rogalska, S.-Maria; Apolinarska, B.; Achrem, M.; Slominska-Walkowiak, R.; Skuza, L.; Filip, E. 2002: Meiotic behavior of chromosomes in PMCs in plants of Secale vavilovii Grossh. lines with additional heterochromatin in chromosome 2R. Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Botanica 44: 119-124

Pagliarini, Maria Suely 2000: Meiotic behavior of economically important plant species: The relationship between fertility and male sterility. Genetics and Molecular Biology 23(4): 997-1002

Blanco, J.; Farreras, A.; Egozcue, J.; Vidal, F. 2003: Meiotic behavior of the sex chromosomes in a 45,X/46,X,r(Y)/46,X,dic r(Y) patient whose semen was assessed by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Fertility and Sterility 79(4): 913-918

Arindam, K. 2000: Meiotic behaviour in Hordeum vulgare irrigated with carbonaceous sugar mill effluent. Advances in Plant Sciences 13(1): 159-166

Blanco, J.; Egozcue, J.; Vidal, F. 2001: Meiotic behaviour of the sex chromosomes in three patients with sex chromosome anomalies (47,XXY, mosaic 46,XY/47,XXY and 47,XYY) assessed by fluorescence in-situ hybridization. Human Reproduction 16(5): 887-892

Hayashi, A.; Ogawa, H.; Kohno, K.; Gasser, S.M.; Hiraoka, Y. 1998: Meiotic behaviours of chromosomes and microtubules in budding yeast: Relocalization of centromeres and telomeres during meiotic prophase. Genes to Cells: Devoted to Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms 3(9): 587-601

Matsuda, M. 2002: Meiotic chromosome configurations of XY and XO type males from four species of the genus Chymomyza (Diptera, Drosophilidae) with a description of the karyotype of C. rufithorax. Cytologia 67(4): 383-388

Reinholdt, L.G.; Gutierrez, G.M.; Krider, H.M. 2002: Meiotic chromosome missegregation during apyrene meiosis in the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, is preceded by an aberrant prophase i. Chromosoma 111(3): 139-146

Christian, A.T.; Pattee, M.S.; Marchetti, F. 2002: Meiotic chromosomes as templates for microdissection. Chromosome Research: An International Journal on the Molecular Supramolecular and Evolutionary Aspects of Chromosome Biology 10(1): 45-48

Eijpe, M.; Offenberg, H.; Jessberger, R.; Revenkova, E.; Heyting, C. 2003: Meiotic cohesin REC8 marks the axial elements of rat synaptonemal complexes before cohesins SMC1beta and SMC3. Journal of Cell Biology 160(5): 657-670

Balicky, E.M.; Endres, M.W.; Lai, C.; Bickel, S.E. 2002: Meiotic cohesion requires accumulation of ORD on chromosomes before condensation. Molecular Biology of the Cell 13(11): 3890-3900

Hinrichs, K.; Schmidt, A.L. 2000: Meiotic competence in horse oocytes: interactions among chromatin configuration, follicle size, cumulus morphology, and season. Biology of Reproduction 62(5): 1402-1408

Shubochkina, E.A.; Nielsen, T.L.; Nilsson-Tillgren, T. 2001: Meiotic crossing-over in the regions of homology between homologous chromosomes V. Yeast 18(12): 1173-1183

Shimamura, M.; Deguchi, H.; Mineyuki, Y. 1998: Meiotic cytokinetic apparatus in the formation of the linear spore tetrads of Conocephalum japonicum (Bryophyta). Planta (Berlin) 206(4): 604-610

Purnapatre, K.; Honigberg, S.M. 2002: Meiotic differentiation during colony maturation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Current Genetics 42(1): 1-8

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Nakaya, M.; Fukui, A.; Izumi, Y.; Akimoto, K.; Asashima, M.; Ohno, S. 2000: Meiotic maturation induces animal-vegetal asymmetric distribution of aPKC and ASIP/PAR-3 in Xenopus oocytes. Development 127(23): 5021-5031

Mariani, A.; Campanoni, P.; Gianì, S.; Breviario, D. 2000: Meiotic mutants of Medicago sativa show altered levels of alpha- and beta-tubulin. Genome 43(1): 166-171

Guttenbach, M.; Köhn, F.M.; Engel, W.; Schmid, M. 2000: Meiotic nondisjunction of chromosomes 1, 17, 18, X, and Y in men more than 80 years of Age. Biology of reproduction 63(6): 1727-1729

Yin Jiaming; Luo Peng; Lan Zequ 1999: Meiotic observaions on intergeneric hybrids from Brassica alboglabra and Orychophragmus violacieus. Sichuan Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexueban) 36(1): 136-139

Baumer, A.; Giovannucci Uzielli, M.L.; Guarducci, S.; Lapi, E.; Röthlisberger, B.; Schinzel, A. 2002: Meiotic origin of two ring chromosomes 18 in a girl with developmental delay. American Journal of Medical Genetics 113(1): 101-104

Schmuckli-Maurer, J.; Heyer, W.D. 2000: Meiotic recombination in RAD54 mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Chromosoma 109(1-2): 86-93

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Baudat, F.; Keeney, S. 2001: Meiotic recombination: Making and breaking go hand in hand. Current Biology: Cb 11(2): R45-R48

Honda, H.; Miharu, N.; Samura, O.; He, H.; Ohama, K. 2000: Meiotic segregation analysis of a 14;21 Robertsonian translocation carrier by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Human Genetics 106(2): 188-193

Maxfield Boumil, R.; Kemp, B.; Angelichio, M.; Nilsson-Tillgren, T.; Dawson, D.S. 2003: Meiotic segregation of a homeologous chromosome pair. Molecular Genetics and Genomics: Mgg 268(6): 750-760

Rives, N.; Siméon, N.; Milazzo, J.P.; Barthélémy, C.; Macé, B. 2003: Meiotic segregation of sex chromosomes in mosaic and non-mosaic XYY males: Case reports and review of the literature. International Journal of Andrology 26(4): 242-249

Woltering, D.; Baumgartner, B.; Bagchi, S.; Larkin, B.; Loidl, J.; de los Santos, T.; Hollingsworth, N.M. 2000: Meiotic segregation, synapsis, and recombination checkpoint functions require physical interaction between the chromosomal proteins Red1p and Hop1p. Molecular and Cellular Biology 20(18): 6646-6658

Shiu, P.K.T.; Metzenberg, R.L. 2002: Meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA: properties, regulation and suppression. Genetics 161(4): 1483-1495

Suja, J.A.; del Cerro, A.L.; Page, J.; Rufas, J.S.; Santos, J.L. 2000: Meiotic sister chromatid cohesion in holocentric sex chromosomes of three heteropteran species is maintained in absence of axial elements. Chromosoma 109(1-2): 35-43

Lefebvre, C.; Terret, M.Emilie.; Djiane, A.; Rassinier, P.; Maro, B.; Verlhac, M-Hélène. 2002: Meiotic spindle stability depends on MAPK-interacting and spindle-stabilizing protein (MISS), a new MAPK substrate. Journal of Cell Biology 157(4): 603-613

Tateno, H.; Kamiguchi, Y. 2001: Meiotic stage-dependent induction of chromosome aberrations in Chinese hamster primary oocytes exposed to topoisomerase II inhibitor etoposide. Mutation Research 476(1-2): 139-148

Merlin, J.; Goldstein, A.; Goldstein, P. 2003: Meiotic Structures in the Animal-Parasitic Nematode Ascaris megalocephala: Synaptonemal Complexes, Recombination Nodules, and Centrioles. Journal of Nematology 35(2): 223-227

Bressa, M.J.; Papeschi, A.G.; Mola, L.M.; Larramendy, M.L. 1998: Meiotic studies in Largus rufipennis (Castelnau) (Largidae, Heteroptera). II. Reciprocal translocation heterozygosity. Caryologia 51(3-4): 253-264

Sheidai, M.; Saeed, A.M.; Zehzad, B. 1999: Meiotic studies of some Aegilops (Poaceae) species and populations in Iran. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 56(3): 405-419

Choe, S-Kyu.; Vlachakis, N.; Sagerström, C.G. 2002: Meis family proteins are required for hindbrain development in the zebrafish. Development 129(3): 585-595

Zhang, X.; Friedman, A.; Heaney, S.; Purcell, P.; Maas, R.L. 2002: Meis homeoproteins directly regulate Pax6 during vertebrate lens morphogenesis. Genes and Development 16(16): 2097-2107

Vlachakis, N.; Choe, S.K.; Sagerström, C.G. 2001: Meis3 synergizes with Pbx4 and Hoxb1b in promoting hindbrain fates in the zebrafish. Development 128(8): 1299-1312

Karanovic, I. 2001: Meischcandona gen. nov. from Africa, with a key to the genera of the subfamily Candoninae (Crustacea, Ostracoda). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique Biologie 71: 93-99

Kaufmann, R.; Zieger, M.; Tausch, S.; Henklein, P.; Nowak, G. 2000: Meizothrombin, an intermediate of prothrombin activation, stimulates human glioblastoma cells by interaction with PAR-1-type thrombin receptors. Journal of Neuroscience Research 59(5): 643-648

Kaufmann, R.; Junker, U.; Schilli-Westermann, M.; Klötzer, C.; Scheele, J.; Junker, K. 2003: Meizothrombin, an intermediate of prothrombin cleavage potently activates renal carcinoma cells by interaction with PAR-type thrombin receptors. Oncology Reports 10(2): 493-496

Vera, A.M.; Martinez-Tome, M. 2000: Mejora higienica en la linea de elaboracion de ensaladas en comedores colectivos. Anales de Veterinaria de Murcia 16: 3-14

Montes-Santiago, J.; Gonzalez-Fernandez, A. 2000: Mejorando la supervivencia en el transplante de organo solido. De la irradiacion total a la utilizacion de anticuerpos monoclonales. Inmunologia 19(4): 139-147

Waisman, J., L.; Palmero, D., J.; Alberti, F., A.; Guemes-Gurtubay, J., L.; Francos, J., L.; Negroni, R. 2001: Mejoria pronostica de pacientes con tuberculosis multirresistente asociada a enfermedad por HIV/SIDA tratados con terapia antirretroviral de alta eficacia. Medicina (Buenos Aires) 61(6): 810-814

Meyanci, G.; Oz, H. 2000: Mekanik ventilasyon uygulanan hastalarda gelisen nosokomiyal pnomoni tedavisinde antibakteriyal ilaclar ve granulosit koloni stimulan faktor kombinasyonunun kullanilmasi. Cerrahpasa Tip Dergisi 31(2): 94-99

Scherstén, F.; Wahlund, G.ör.; Björnheden, T.; Carlsson, S.; Mattsson, C.; Grip, L. 2003: Melagatran attenuates fibrin and platelet deposition in a porcine coronary artery over-stretch injury model. Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis: An International Journal in Haemostasis and Thrombosis 14(3): 235-241

Eriksson, M.; Larsson, A.; Saldeen, T.; Mattsson, C. 1998: Melagatran, a low molecular weight thrombin inhibitor, counteracts endotoxin-induced haemodynamic and renal dysfunctions in the pig. Thrombosis and Haemostasis 80(6): 1022-1026

Bardón, A.; Cardona, L.; Cartagena, E.; Catalan, C.A.; Pedro, J.R. 2001: Melampolides from Enydra anagallis. Phytochemistry 57(1): 125-130

Newcombe, G.; Stirling, B.; Mcdonald, S.; Bradshaw, H.D.Jr 2000: Melampsora Xcolumbiana, a natural hybrid of M. medusae and M. occidentalis. Mycological Research 104(3): 261-274

Ramstedt, M. 1999: Melampsora leaf rust: The most serious disease of Salix in SRF. Vaxtskyddsnotiser 63(2): 27-32

Yao, D.X.; Soslow, R.A.; Hedvat, C.V.; Leitao, M.; Baergen, R.N. 2003: Melan-A (A103) and inhibin expression in ovarian neoplasms. Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology: Aimm 11(3): 244-249

Snyder, M.L.; Paulino, A.F.G. 2002: Melan-A as a useful diagnostic immunohistochemical stain for the diagnosis of primary sinonasal melanomas. Head and Neck 24(1): 52-55

Orosz, Z. 1999: Melan-A/Mart-1 expression in various melanocytic lesions and in non-melanocytic soft tissue tumours. Histopathology 34(6): 517-525

Tedlow, J.; Smith, M.; Neault, N.; Polania, L.; Alpert, J.; Nierenberg, A.; Fava, M. 2002: Melancholia and axis II comorbidity. Comprehensive Psychiatry 43(5): 331-335

Fuchs, T. 2001: Melancholia as a desynchronization: towards a psychopathology of interpersonal time. Psychopathology 34(4): 179-186

Joyce, P.R.; Mulder, R.T.; Luty, S.E.; Mckenzie, J.M.; Sullivan, P.F.; Abbott, R.M.; Stevens, I.F. 2002: Melancholia: Definitions, risk factors, personality, neuroendocrine markers and differential antidepressant response. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 36(3): 376-383

Kayser, M.; Brauer, S.; Weiss, G.; Underhill, P.A.; Roewer, L.; Schiefenhövel, W.; Stoneking, M. 2000: Melanesian origin of Polynesian Y chromosomes. Current Biology: Cb 10(20): 1237-1246

Labarre, P.; Papon, J.; Moreau, M-F.; Moins, N.; Bayle, M.; Veyre, A.; Madelmont, J-C. 2002: Melanin affinity of N-(2-diethylaminoethyl)-4-iodobenzamide, an effective melanoma imaging agent. Melanoma Research 12(2): 115-121

Törneke, K.; Larsson, C.I.; Appelgren, L.E. 2000: Melanin affinity: a possible explanation of isoxsuprine retention in the horse. Equine Veterinary Journal 32(2): 114-118

Manning, J.T.; Bundred, P.E.; Henzi, P. 2003: Melanin and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Theoretical Biology 223(1): 131-133

Shimada, M.; Yamada, Y.; Itoh, M.; Yatagai, T. 2001: Melanin and blood concentration in a human skin model studied by multiple regression analysis: assessment by Monte Carlo simulation. Physics in Medicine and Biology 46(9): 2397-2406

Shimada, M.; Yamada, Y.; Itoh, M.; Yatagai, T. 2001: Melanin and blood concentration in human skin studied by multiple regression analysis: experiments. Physics in Medicine and Biology 46(9): 2385-2395

Gibson, L.F.; George, A.M. 1998: Melanin and novel melanin precursors from Aeromonas media. FEMS Microbiology Letters 169(2): 261-268

Farmer, P.J.; Gidanian, S.; Shahandeh, B.; Di Bilio, A.J.; Tohidian, N.; Meyskens, F.L. 2003: Melanin as a target for melanoma chemotherapy: Pro-oxidant effect of oxygen and metals on melanoma viability. Pigment Cell Research 16(3): 273-279

Eckhart, L.; Bach, J.; Ban, J.; Tschachler, E. 2000: Melanin binds reversibly to thermostable DNA polymerase and inhibits its activity. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 271(3): 726-730

Baek, S.H.; Kim, J.H.; Kim, H.A.; Lee, S.M.; Lee, C.Y.; Kho, Y.H.; Lee, C.H. 2003: Melanin biosynthesis inhibitory activities of coumarins isolated from Angelica polymorpha MAXIM. Korean Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 31(2): 135-139

Li, L-Xi.L.; Crotty, K.A.; Palmer, A.A.; Kril, J.J.; Scolyer, R.A.; McCarthy, S.W. 2002: Melanin bleaching in argyrophilic staining of AgNORs in pigmented lesions: a morphometric evaluation. Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology 24(3): 166-172

Babitskaia, V.G.; Shcherba, V.V.; Ikonnikova, N.V. 2000: Melanin complex of the fungus Inonotus obliquus. Prikladnaia Biokhimiia i Mikrobiologiia 36(4): 439-444

Gao, X.B.; van den Pol, A.N. 2001: Melanin concentrating hormone depresses synaptic activity of glutamate and GABA neurons from rat lateral hypothalamus. Journal of Physiology 533(Pt 1): 237-252

Varas, M.; Pérez, M.; Ramírez, O.; de Barioglio, S.Rubiales. 2002: Melanin concentrating hormone increase hippocampal synaptic transmission in the rat. Peptides 23(1): 151-155

Hakkinen, J.; Korhonen, H.; Oikari, A.; Karjalainen, J. 2003: Melanin concentrations in vendace (Coregonus albula) and whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) larvae from five boreal lakes with different optical properties. Boreal Environment Research 8(3): 193-201

De Leeuw, S.M.; Smit, N.P.; Van Veldhoven, M.; Pennings, E.M.; Pavel, S.; Simons, J.W.; Schothorst, A.A. 2001: Melanin content of cultured human melanocytes and UV-induced cytotoxicity. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B Biology 61(3): 106-113

Mosse, I.; Kostrova, L.; Subbot, S.; Maksimenya, I.; Molophei, V. 2000: Melanin decreases clastogenic effects of ionizing radiation in human and mouse somatic cells and modifies the radioadaptive response. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics 39(1): 47-52

Dwyer, T.; Prota, G.; Blizzard, L.; Ashbolt, R.; Vincensi, M.R. 2000: Melanin density and melanin type predict melanocytic naevi in 19-20 year olds of northern European ancestry. Melanoma Research 10(4): 387-394

Schraermeyer, U.; Peters, S.; Thumann, G.; Kociok, N.; Heimann, K. 1999: Melanin granules of retinal pigment epithelium are connected with the lysosomal degradation pathway. Experimental Eye Research 68(2): 237-245

Akeo, K.; Amaki, S.; Suzuki, T.; Hiramitsu, T. 2000: Melanin granules prevent the cytotoxic effects of L-DOPA on retinal pigment epithelial cells in vitro by regulation of NO and superoxide radicals. Pigment Cell Research 13(2): 80-88

Hoogduijn, M.J.; Smit, N.P.; Van Der Laarse, A.; Van Nieuwpoort, A.F.; Wood, J.M.; Thody, A.J. 2003: Melanin has a role in Ca2+ homeostasis in human melanocytes. Pigment Cell Research 16(2): 127-132

Svensson, S.P.S.; Lindgren, S.; Powell, W.; Green, H. 2003: Melanin inhibits cytotoxic effects of doxorubicin and daunorubicin in MOLT 4 cells. Pigment Cell Research 16(4): 351-354

Smit, N.P.; Vink, A.A.; Kolb, R.M.; Steenwinkel, M.J.; van den Berg, P.T.; van Nieuwpoort, F.; Roza, L.; Pavel, S. 2001: Melanin offers protection against induction of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers and 6-4 photoproducts by UVB in cultured human melanocytes. Photochemistry and Photobiology 74(3): 424-430

Hirakawa, E.; Miki, H.; Ohmori, M.; Kobayashi, S.; Haba, R.; Nagai, Y. 1999: Melanin pigmented oncocytic metaplasia of the nasopharynx. Virchows Archiv: An International Journal of Pathology 434(5): 455-457

Babitskaya, V.G.; Shcherba, V.V.; Filimonova, T.V.; Grigorchyuk, E.A. 2000: Melanin pigments from the fungi Paecilomyces variotii and Aspergillus carbonarius. Prikladnaya Biokhimiya i Mikrobiologiya 36(2): 153-159

Surazyński, A.; Pałka, J.; Wrześniok, D.; Buszman, E.; Kaczmarczyk, P. 2001: Melanin potentiates daunorubicin-induced inhibition of collagen biosynthesis in human skin fibroblasts. European Journal of Pharmacology 419(2-3): 139-145

Wrześniok, D.; Buszman, E.; Karna, E.; Nawrat, P.; Palka, J. 2002: Melanin potentiates gentamicin-induced inhibition of collagen biosynthesis in human skin fibroblasts. European Journal of Pharmacology 446(1-3): 7-13

Turick, C.E.; Tisa, L.S.; Caccavo, F. 2002: Melanin production and use as a soluble electron shuttle for Fe(III) oxide reduction and as a terminal electron acceptor by Shewanella algae BrY. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 68(5): 2436-2444

Monzon, M., E.; De-Souza, M., M.; Izquierdo, L., A.; Izquierdo, I.; Barros, D., M.; De-Barioglio, S., R. 1999: Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) modifies memory retention in rats. Peptides (New York) 20(12): 1517-1519

Hoogduijn, M.J.; Ancans, J.; Suzuki, I.; Estdale, Sân.; Thody, A.J. 2002: Melanin-concentrating hormone and its receptor are expressed and functional in human skin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 296(3): 698-701

Boutin, J.A.; Suply, T.; Audinot, Vérie.; Rodriguez, M.; Beauverger, P.; Nicolas, J-Paul.; Galizzi, J-Pierre.; Fauchère, J-Luc. 2002: Melanin-concentrating hormone and its receptors: state of the art. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 80(5): 388-395

Gao, X-Bing.; van den Pol, A.N. 2002: Melanin-concentrating hormone depresses L-, N-, and P/Q-type voltage-dependent calcium channels in rat lateral hypothalamic neurons. Journal of Physiology 542(Pt 1): 273-286

Bayer, L.; Poncet, F.; Fellmann, D.; Griffond, B. 1999: Melanin-concentrating hormone expression in slice cultures of rat hypothalamus is not affected by 2-deoxyglucose. Neuroscience Letters 267(2): 77-80

Kawano, H.; Honma, S.; Honma, A.; Horie, M.; Kawano, Y.; Hayashi, S. 2002: Melanin-concentrating hormone neuron system: the Wide Web that controls the feeding. Anatomical Science International 77(3): 149-160

Ludwig, D.S.; Tritos, N.A.; Mastaitis, J.W.; Kulkarni, R.; Kokkotou, E.; Elmquist, J.; Lowell, B.; Flier, J.S.; Maratos-Flier, E. 2001: Melanin-concentrating hormone overexpression in transgenic mice leads to obesity and insulin resistance. Journal of Clinical Investigation 107(3): 379-386

Pissios, P.; Trombly, D.J.; Tzameli, I.; Maratos-Flier, E. 2003: Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 activates extracellular signal-regulated kinase and synergizes with G(s)-coupled pathways. Endocrinology 144(8): 3514-3523

Kokkotou, E.G.; Tritos, N.A.; Mastaitis, J.W.; Slieker, L.; Maratos-Flier, E. 2001: Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor is a target of leptin action in the mouse brain. Endocrinology 142(2): 680-686

Tan, C.P.; Sano, H.; Iwaasa, H.; Pan, J.; Sailer, A.W.; Hreniuk, D.L.; Feighner, S.D.; Palyha, O.C.; Pong, S.-S.; Figueroa, D.J.; Austin, C.P.; Jiang, M.M.; Yu, H.; Ito, J.; Ito, M.; Ito, M.; Guan, X.M.; MacNeil, D.J.; Kanatani, A.; Van der Ploeg, L.H.T.; Howard, A.D. 2002: Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor subtypes 1 and 2: species-specific gene expression. Genomics 79(6): 785-792

Saito, Y.; Nothacker, H.P.; Civelli, O. 2000: Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor: An orphan receptor fits the key. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism: Tem 11(8): 299-303

Varas, Mariana [author, Reprint-Author]; Perez, Mariela; Monzon, Maria-Elena; De-Barioglio, Susana-Rubiales 2002: Melanin-concentrating hormone, hippocampal nitric oxide levels and memory retention. Peptides (New York) 23(12): 2213-2221

Murray, J.F.; Adan, R.A.; Walker, R.; Baker, B.I.; Thody, A.J.; Nijenhuis, W.A.; Yukitake, J.; Wilson, C.A. 2000: Melanin-concentrating hormone, melanocortin receptors and regulation of luteinizing hormone release. Journal of Neuroendocrinology 12(3): 217-223

Cardot, J.; Griffond, B.; Risold, P.Y.; Blähser, S.; Fellmann, D. 1999: Melanin-concentrating hormone-producing neurons in birds. Journal of Comparative Neurology 411(2): 239-256

Pissios, P.; Maratos-Flier, E. 2003: Melanin-concentrating hormone: From fish skin to skinny mammals. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism: Tem 14(5): 243-248

Baraboy, V.A. 1999: Melanin: The structure, biosynthesis, biological functions. Ukrainskii Biokhimicheskii Zhurnal 71(4): 5-14

Mcgraw, K.J. 2003: Melanins, metals, and mate quality. Oikos 102(2): 402-406

Baccus, J.T.; Posey, J.C. 1999: Melanism in white-tailed deer in central Texas. Southwestern Naturalist 44(2): 184-192

Schwartz, A.; Koella, J.C. 2002: Melanization of plasmodium falciparum and C-25 sephadex beads by field-caught Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) from southern Tanzania. Journal of Medical Entomology 39(1): 84-88

Zuasti, A.; Martínez-Liarte, J.H.; Solano, F.; Ferrer, C. 2000: Melanization stimulating factors in the integument of the Mugil cephalus and Dicertranchus labrax. Histology and Histopathology 15(4): 1145-1150

Cherian, P.T. 2002: Melanochaetomyia, a new genus of Chloropidae (Diptera) from the Oriental Region. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 99(2): 258-261

Kennedy, C.; ter Huurne, J.; Berkhout, M.; Gruis, N.; Bastiaens, M.; Bergman, W.; Willemze, R.; Bavinck, J.N. 2001: Melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene variants are associated with an increased risk for cutaneous melanoma which is largely independent of skin type and hair color. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 117(2): 294-300

Jacobson, P.; Ukkola, O.; Rankinen, T.; Snyder, E.E.; Leon, A.S.; Rao, D.C.; Skinner, J.S.; Wilmore, J.H.; Lönn, L.; Cowan, G.S.; Sjöström, L.; Bouchard, C. 2002: Melanocortin 4 receptor sequence variations are seldom a cause of human obesity: the Swedish Obese Subjects, the HERITAGE Family Study, and a Memphis cohort. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 87(10): 4442-4446

Fisher, S.L.; Yagaloff, K.A.; Burn, P. 1999: Melanocortin and leptin signaling systems: Central regulation of catabolic energy balance. Journal of Receptor and Signal Transduction Research 19(1-4): 203-216

Getting, S.J. 2002: Melanocortin peptides and their receptors: New targets for anti-inflammatory therapy. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences 23(10): 447-449

Jonsson, L.; Skarphedinsson, J.O.; Skuladottir, G.V.; Atlason, P.T.; Eiriksdottir, V.H.; Franzson, L.; Schiöth, H.B. 2001: Melanocortin receptor agonist transiently increases oxygen consumption in rats. Neuroreport 12(17): 3703-3708

Takeuchi, S.; Takahashi, S. 1998: Melanocortin receptor genes in the chicken--tissue distributions. General and Comparative Endocrinology 112(2): 220-231

Daniels, D.; Patten, C.S.; Roth, J.D.; Yee, D.K.; Fluharty, S.J. 2003: Melanocortin receptor signaling through mitogen-activated protein kinase in vitro and in rat hypothalamus. Brain Research 986(1-2): 1-11

Mountjoy, K.G.; Kong, P.L.; Taylor, J.A.; Willard, D.H.; Wilkison, W.O. 2001: Melanocortin receptor-mediated mobilization of intracellular free calcium in HEK293 cells. Physiological Genomics 5(1): 11-19

René, F.; Muller, A.; Jover, E.; Kieffer, B.; Koch, B.; Loeffler, J.P. 1998: Melanocortin receptors and delta-opioid receptor mediate opposite signalling actions of POMC-derived peptides in CATH.a cells. European Journal of Neuroscience 10(5): 1885-1894

Wikberg, J.E. 1999: Melanocortin receptors: perspectives for novel drugs. European Journal of Pharmacology 375(1-3): 295-310

Abdel-Malek, Z.A. 2001: Melanocortin receptors: their functions and regulation by physiological agonists and antagonists. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences: Cmls 58(3): 434-441

Dube, M.G.; Pu, S.; Kalra, S.P.; Kalra, P.S. 2000: Melanocortin signaling is decreased during neurotoxin-induced transient hyperphagia and increased body-weight gain. Peptides 21(6): 793-801

Ichinose, M.; Nagle, G.T.; Asai, M.; Sawada, M. 2000: Melanocortin-1 and melanocortin-5 receptors are expressed in cultured mouse peritoneal macrophages. Biomedical Research 21(3): 169-172

Box, N.F.; Duffy, D.L.; Irving, R.E.; Russell, A.; Chen, W.; Griffyths, L.R.; Parsons, P.G.; Green, A.C.; Sturm, R.A. 2001: Melanocortin-1 receptor genotype is a risk factor for basal and squamous cell carcinoma. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 116(2): 224-229

Van der Velden, P.A.; Sandkuijl, L.A.; Bergman, W.; Pavel, S.; van Mourik, L.; Frants, R.R.; Gruis, N.A. 2001: Melanocortin-1 receptor variant R151C modifies melanoma risk in Dutch families with melanoma. American Journal of Human Genetics 69(4): 774-779

Healy, E.; Flannagan, N.; Ray, A.; Todd, C.; Jackson, I.J.; Matthews, J.N.; Birch-Machin, M.A.; Rees, J.L. 2000: Melanocortin-1-receptor gene and sun sensitivity in individuals without red hair. Lancet 355(9209): 1072-1073

Wong, J.; Love, D.R.; Kyle, C.; Daniels, A.; White, M.; Stewart, A.W.; Schnell, A.H.; Elston, R.C.; Holdaway, I.M.; Mountjoy, K.G. 2002: Melanocortin-3 receptor gene variants in a Maori kindred with obesity and early onset type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 58(1): 61-71

Jégou, S.; Boutelet, I.; Vaudry, H. 2000: Melanocortin-3 receptor mRNA expression in pro-opiomelanocortin neurones of the rat arcuate nucleus. Journal of Neuroendocrinology 12(6): 501-505

Hinney, A.; Hohmann, S.; Geller, F.; Vogel, C.; Hess, C.; Wermter, A.-K.; Brokamp, B.; Goldschmidt, H.; Siegfried, W.; Remschmidt, H.; Schäfer, H.; Gudermann, T.; Hebebrand, J. 2003: Melanocortin-4 receptor gene: case-control study and transmission disequilibrium test confirm that functionally relevant mutations are compatible with a major gene effect for extreme obesity. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 88(9): 4258-4267

Mountjoy, K.G.; Guan, J.; Elia, C.J.; Sirimanne, E.S.; Williams, C.E. 1999: Melanocortin-4 receptor messenger RNA expression is up-regulated in the non-damaged striatum following unilateral hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury. Neuroscience 89(1): 183-190

Vaisse, C.; Clement, K.; Durand, E.; Hercberg, S.; Guy-Grand, B.; Froguel, P. 2000: Melanocortin-4 receptor mutations are a frequent and heterogeneous cause of morbid obesity. Journal of Clinical Investigation 106(2): 253-262

Versteeg, D.H.; Van Bergen, P.; Adan, R.A.; De Wildt, D.J. 1998: Melanocortins and cardiovascular regulation. European Journal of Pharmacology 360(1): 1-14

Vergoni, A.V.; Schiöth, H.B.; Bertolini, A. 2000: Melanocortins and feeding behavior. Biomedicine and PharmacoTherapy 54(3): 129-134

Adan, R.A.; Gispen, W.H. 2000: Melanocortins and the brain: From effects via receptors to drug targets. European Journal of Pharmacology 405(1-3): 13-24

Aulinger, K.; Besl, H.; Spiteller, P.; Spiteller, M.; Steglich, W. 2001: Melanocrocin, a polyene pigment from Melanogaster broomeianus (Basidiomycetes). Zeitschrift für Naturforschung. C Journal of Biosciences 56(7-8): 495-498

Yee, C.; Thompson, J.A.; Roche, P.; Byrd, D.R.; Lee, P.P.; Piepkorn, M.; Kenyon, K.; Davis, M.M.; Riddell, S.R.; Greenberg, P.D. 2000: Melanocyte destruction after antigen-specific immunotherapy of melanoma: direct evidence of t cell-mediated vitiligo. Journal of Experimental Medicine 192(11): 1637-1644

Yu, H-S. 2002: Melanocyte destruction and repigmentation in vitiligo: a model for nerve cell damage and regrowth. Journal of Biomedical Science 9(6 Pt 2): 564-573

Gauthier, Y.; Cario-Andre, M.; Lepreux, S.; Pain, C.; Taïeb, A. 2003: Melanocyte detachment after skin friction in non lesional skin of patients with generalized vitiligo. British Journal of Dermatology 148(1): 95-101

Tsatmali, M.; Ancans, J.; Thody, A.J. 2002: Melanocyte function and its control by melanocortin peptides. Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry: Official Journal of the Histochemistry Society 50(2): 125-133

Hamanaka, H.; Mizutani, H.; Asahig, K.; Shimizu, M. 1999: Melanocyte melanin augments sparfloxacin-induced phototoxicity. Journal of Dermatological Science 21(1): 27-33

Navarro, F.A.; Stoner, M.L.; Lee, H.B.; Park, C.S.; Wood, F.M.; Orgill, D.P. 2001: Melanocyte repopulation in full-thickness wounds using a cell spray apparatus. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation 22(1): 41-46

Commo, S.; Bernard, B.A. 2000: Melanocyte subpopulation turnover during the human hair cycle: An immunohistochemical study. Pigment Cell Research 13(4): 253-259

Gilhar, A.; Landau, M.; Assy, B.; Shalaginov, R.; Serafimovich, S.; Kalish, R.S. 2001: Melanocyte-associated T cell epitopes can function as autoantigens for transfer of alopecia areata to human scalp explants on Prkdc(scid) mice. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 117(6): 1357-1362

Deveci, M.; Gilmont, R.R.; Terashi, H.; Ahmed, A.H.; Smith, D.J.; Marcelo, C. 2001: Melanocyte-conditioned medium stimulates while melanocyte/keratinocyte contact inhibits keratinocyte proliferation. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation 22(1): 9-14

Wang, X.; Erf, G.F. 2003: Melanocyte-specific cell mediated immune response in vitiliginous Smyth line chickens. Journal of Autoimmunity 21(2): 149-160

Wankowicz-Kalinska, A.; Le Poole, C.; van den Wijngaard, R.; Storkus, W.J.; Das, P.K. 2003: Melanocyte-specific immune response in melanoma and vitiligo: Two faces of the same coin?. Pigment Cell Research 16(3): 254-260

Saito, H.; Yasumoto, K-Ichi.; Takeda, K.; Takahashi, K.; Fukuzaki, A.; Orikasa, S.; Shibahara, S. 2002: Melanocyte-specific microphthalmia-associated transcription factor isoform activates its own gene promoter through physical interaction with lymphoid-enhancing factor 1. Journal of Biological Chemistry 277(32): 28787-28794

Cobb, C.S.; Metz, J.R.; Flik, G.; Williamson, R. 2002: Melanocyte-stimulating hormone plasma levels and environmental illumination in the cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis: a role for the neurosecretory system of the vena cava in cephalopods. General and Comparative Endocrinology 125(3): 435-440

Tobin, D.J.; Swanson, N.N.; Pittelkow, M.R.; Peters, E.M.; Schallreuter, K.U. 2000: Melanocytes are not absent in lesional skin of long duration vitiligo. Journal of Pathology 191(4): 407-416

Lu, Y.; Zhu, W-Yuan.; Tan, C.; Yu, G-Hua.; Gu, J-Xiong. 2002: Melanocytes are potential immunocompetent cells: Evidence from recognition of immunological characteristics of cultured human melanocytes. Pigment Cell Research 15(6): 454-460

Grahn, J.C.; Reilly, D.A.; Nuccitelli, R.L.; Isseroff, R.Rivkah. 2003: Melanocytes do not migrate directionally in physiological DC electric fields. Wound Repair and Regeneration: Official Publication of the Wound Healing Society and the European Tissue Repair Society 11(1): 64-70

Schaumburg-Lever, G.; Lever, I.; Fehrenbacher, B.; Möller, H.; Bischof, B.; Kaiserling, E.; Garbe, C.; Rassner, G. 2000: Melanocytes in nevi and melanomas synthesize basement membrane and basement membrane-like material. An immunohistochemical and electron microscopic study including immunoelectron microscopy. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 27(2): 67-75

Kippenberger, S.; Loitsch, S.; Müller, J.; Guschel, M.; Ramirez-Bosca, A.; Kaufmann, R.; Bernd, A. 2000: Melanocytes respond to mechanical stretch by activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK). Pigment Cell Research 13(4): 278-280

Nestor, S.L.; Perry, A.; Kurtkaya, O.; Abell-Aleff, P.; Rosemblat, A.M.; Burger, P.C.; Scheithauer, B.W. 2003: Melanocytic colonization of a meningothelial meningioma: histopathological and ultrastructural findings with immunohistochemical and genetic correlation: case report. Neurosurgery 53(1): 211-4; Discussion 214-5

Fabrizi, G.; Zannoni, G.F.; Lopez, L.I.; Massi, G. 2002: Melanocytic dysplasia and multiple melanoma of the vulva. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology 23(4): 323-324

Williams, C.M.; Bozner, P.; Oliveri, C.V.; Horenstein, M.G. 2003: Melanocytic matricoma: Case confirmation of a recently described entity. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 30(4): 275-278

Wyatt, D. 1999: Melanocytic nevi in children treated with growth hormone. Pediatrics 104(4 Pt 2): 1045-1050

Signoretti, S.; Annessi, G.; Puddu, P.; Faraggiana, T. 1999: Melanocytic nevi of palms and soles: a histological study according to the plane of section. American Journal of Surgical Pathology 23(3): 283-287

Whiteman, D.C.; Watt, P.; Purdie, D.M.; Hughes, M.Celia.; Hayward, N.K.; Green, Aèle.C. 2003: Melanocytic nevi, solar keratoses, and divergent pathways to cutaneous melanoma. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 95(11): 806-812

El-Harazi, S.M.; Kellaway, J.; Font, R.L. 2000: Melanocytoma of the ciliary body diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Diagnostic Cytopathology 22(6): 394-397

Shinoda, K.; Hayasaka, S.; Nagaki, Y.; Kadoi, C.; Kurimoto, M.; Okada, E. 2000: Melanocytoma of the left optic nerve head and right retrobulbar optic neuropathy compressed by a tuberculum sellae meningioma. Ophthalmologica. Journal International D'ophtalmologie. International Journal of Ophthalmology. Zeitschrift für Augenheilkunde 214(2): 161-163

Roth, B.; Grezard, P.; Balme, B.; Kanitakis, J.; Perrot, H. 2002: Melanocytose dermique acquise: Etude anatomo-clinique et ultrastructurale. Annales de Dermatologie et de Venereologie 129(4 Cahier 1): 409-412

Riley, P.A. 2003: Melanogenesis and melanoma. Pigment Cell Research 16(5): 548-552

Bertazzo, A.; Vogliardi, S.; Favretto, D.; Costa, C.V.; Allegri, G.; Traldi, P. 2001: Melanogenesis by tyrosinase action on 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) in the presence of polyethylene glycol: a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometric investigation. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry: Rcm 15(13): 1061-1067

Palumbo, A. 2003: Melanogenesis in the ink gland of Sepia officinalis. Pigment Cell Research 16(5): 517-522

Schultze, Hans Peter 2001: Melanognathus, a primitive dipnoan from the Lower Devonian of the Canadian arctic and the interrelationships of Devonian dipnoans. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14: 781-794

Rogacheva, S.M.; Kuntcheva, M.J.; Panchev, I.N.; Obretenov, T.D. 1999: Melanoidin formation in L-ascorbic acid-alpha-amino acids interaction. A comparative study. Nahrung 43(2): 105-108

Retsas, S.; Mohith, A.; Bell, J.; Horwood, N.; Alexander, H. 2000: Melanoma and additional primary cancers. Melanoma Research 10(2): 145-152

Richard, M.A.; Grob, J.J.; Avril, M.F.; Delaunay, M.; Thirion, X.; Wolkenstein, P.; Souteyrand, P.; Dreno, B.; Bonerandi, J.J.; Dalac, S.; Machet, L.; Guillaume, J.C.; Chevrant-Breton, J.; Vilmer, C.; Aubin, F.; Guillot, B.; Beylot-Barry, M.; Lok, C.; Raison-Peyron, N.; Chemaly, P. 1999: Melanoma and tumor thickness: challenges of early diagnosis. Archives of Dermatology 135(3): 269-274

Fetsch, P.A.; Steinberg, S.M.; Riker, A.I.; Marincola, F.M.; Abati, A. 2001: Melanoma antigen expression in serial fine-needle aspiration samples in patients with metastatic malignant melanoma participating in immunotherapy clinical trials: A preliminary look. Cancer 93(6): 409-414

Granelli, P.; Siardi, C.; Zennaro, F.; Cattaneo, M.; Malferrari, G.; Buffa, R.; Fociani, P.; Fregoni, F.; De Ruberto, F.; Fichera, G.; Peracchia, A.; Biunno, I. 2000: Melanoma antigen genes 1 and 2 are differentially expressed in human gastric and cardial carcinomas. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 35(5): 528-533

Basarab, T.; Picard, J.K.; Simpson, E.; Russell-Jones, R. 1999: Melanoma antigen-encoding gene expression in melanocytic naevi and cutaneous malignant melanomas. British Journal of Dermatology 140(1): 106-108

Parmiani, G. 2001: Melanoma antigens and their recognition by T cells. Keio Journal of Medicine 50(2): 86-90

Gorsky, M.; Epstein, J.B. 1998: Melanoma arising from the mucosal surfaces of the head and neck. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontics 86(6): 715-719

Granter, S.R.; McKee, P.H.; Calonje, E.; Mihm, M.C.; Busam, K. 2001: Melanoma associated with blue nevus and melanoma mimicking cellular blue nevus: a clinicopathologic study of 10 cases on the spectrum of so-called 'malignant blue nevus'. American Journal of Surgical Pathology 25(3): 316-323

Mott, R.T.; Rosenberg, A.; Livingston, S.; Morgan, M.B. 2002: Melanoma associated with pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia: A case series and investigation into the role of epidermal growth factor receptor. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 29(8): 490-497

Herlyn, M.; Ferrone, S.; Ronai, Z.; Finerty, J.; Pelroy, R.; Mohla, S. 2001: Melanoma biology and progression. Cancer Research 61(11): 4642-4643

Pujades, C.; Guez-Guez, B.; Dunon, D. 2002: Melanoma Cell Adhesion Molecule (MCAM) expression in the myogenic lineage during early chick embryonic development. International Journal of Developmental Biology 46(2): 263-266

Yoshioka, S.; Fujiwara, H.; Higuchi, T.; Yamada, S.; Maeda, M.; Fujii, S. 2003: Melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM/CD146) is expressed on human luteinizing granulosa cells: enhancement of its expression by hCG, interleukin-1 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha. Molecular Human Reproduction 9(6): 311-319

Zhu, N.; Eves, P.C.; Katerinaki, E.; Szabo, M.; Morandini, R.; Ghanem, G.; Lorigan, P.; MacNeil, S.; Haycock, J.W. 2002: Melanoma cell attachment, invasion, and integrin expression is upregulated by tumor necrosis factor alpha and suppressed by alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 119(5): 1165-1171

Godden, J.L.; Edward, M.; Mackie, R.M. 1999: Melanoma cell-derived factor stimulation of fibroblast glycosaminoglycan synthesis--the role of platelet-derived growth factor. European Journal of Cancer 35(3): 473-480

Edward, M. 2001: Melanoma cell-derived factors stimulate glycosaminoglycan synthesis by fibroblasts cultured as monolayers and within contracted collagen lattices. British Journal of Dermatology 144(3): 465-470

Manici, S.; Sturniolo, T.; Imro, M.A.; Hammer, J.; Sinigaglia, F.; Noppen, C.; Spagnoli, G.; Mazzi, B.; Bellone, M.; Dellabona, P.; Protti, M.P. 1999: Melanoma cells present a MAGE-3 epitope to CD4(+) cytotoxic T cells in association with histocompatibility leukocyte antigen DR11. Journal of Experimental Medicine 189(5): 871-876

Perez, M.; Migliaccio, S.; Taranta, A.; Festuccia, C.; Orrù, L.; Brama, M.; Bologna, M.; Faraggiana, T.; Baron, R.; Teti, A. 2001: Melanoma cells stimulate osteoclastogenesis, c-Src expression and osteoblast cytokines. European Journal of Cancer 37(5): 629-640

Iida, J.; Pei, D.; Kang, T.; Simpson, M.A.; Herlyn, M.; Furcht, L.T.; McCarthy, J.B. 2001: Melanoma chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan regulates matrix metalloproteinase-dependent human melanoma invasion into type i collagen. Journal of Biological Chemistry 276(22): 18786-18794

Carli, P.; De Giorgi, V.; Nardini, P.; Mannone, F.; Palli, D.; Giannotti, B. 2002: Melanoma detection rate and concordance between self-skin examination and clinical evaluation in patients attending a pigmented lesion clinic in Italy. British Journal of Dermatology 146(2): 261-266

Bono, A.; Bartoli, C.; Cascinelli, N.; Lualdi, M.; Maurichi, A.; Moglia, D.; Tragni, G.; Tomatis, S.; Marchesini, R. 2002: Melanoma detection. A prospective study comparing diagnosis with the naked eye, dermatoscopy and telespectrophotometry. Dermatology 205(4): 362-366

Hsu, M.-Y.; Meier, F.; Herlyn, M. 2002: Melanoma development and progression: a conspiracy between tumor and host. Differentiation; Research in Biological Diversity 70(9-10): 522-536

Hashemi, J.; Linder, S.; Platz, A.; Hansson, J. 1999: Melanoma development in relation to non-functional p16/INK4A protein and dysplastic naevus syndrome in Swedish melanoma kindreds. Melanoma Research 9(1): 21-30

Mhashilkar, A.M.; Schrock, R.D.; Hindi, M.; Liao, J.; Sieger, K.; Kourouma, F.; Zou-Yang, X.H.; Onishi, E.; Takh, O.; Vedvick, T.S.; Fanger, G.; Stewart, L.; Watson, G.J.; Snary, D.; Fisher, P.B.; Saeki, T.; Roth, J.A.; Ramesh, R.; Chada, S. 2001: Melanoma differentiation associated gene-7 (mda-7): a novel anti-tumor gene for cancer gene therapy. Molecular Medicine 7(4): 271-282

Ramesh, R.; Mhashilkar, A.M.; Tanaka, F.; Saito, Y.; Branch, C.D.; Sieger, K.; Mumm, J.B.; Stewart, A.L.; Boquoi, A.; Dumoutier, L.; Grimm, E.A.; Renauld, J-Christophe.; Kotenko, S.; Chada, S.; Boquio, A. 2003: Melanoma differentiation-associated gene 7/interleukin (IL)-24 is a novel ligand that regulates angiogenesis via the IL-22 receptor. Cancer Research 63(16): 5105-5113

Bogdan, I.; Smolle, J.; Kerl, H.; Burg, Günther.; Böni, R. 2003: Melanoma ex naevo: a study of the associated naevus. Melanoma Research 13(2): 213-217

Martin, W.J. 1999: Melanoma growth stimulatory activity (MGSA/GRO-alpha) chemokine genes incorporated into an African green monkey simian cytomegalovirus-derived stealth virus. Experimental and Molecular Pathology 66(1): 15-18

Lode, H.N.; Xiang, R.; Pertl, U.; Förster, E.; Schoenberger, S.P.; Gillies, S.D.; Reisfeld, R.A. 2000: Melanoma immunotherapy by targeted IL-2 depends on CD4(+) T-cell help mediated by CD40/CD40L interaction. Journal of Clinical Investigation 105(11): 1623-1630

Chuang, T.Y.; Charles, J.; Reizner, G.T.; Elpern, D.J.; Farmer, E.R. 1999: Melanoma in Kauai, Hawaii, 1981-1990: the significance of in situ melanoma and the incidence trend. International Journal of Dermatology 38(2): 101-107

Youl, P.; Aitken, J.; Hayward, N.; Hogg, D.; Liu, L.; Lassam, N.; Martin, N.; Green, Aèle. 2002: Melanoma in adolescents: A case-control study of risk factors in Queensland, Australia. International Journal of Cancer 98(1): 92-98

Lévêque, L.; Dalac, S.; Dompmartin, A.; Louvet, S.; Euvrard, S.; Catteau, B.; Hazan, M.; Schollhamer, M.; Aubin, F.; Dreno, B.; Daguin, P.; Chevrant-Breton, J.; Frances, C.; Bismuth, M.J.; Tanter, Y.; Lambert, D. 2000: Melanoma in organ transplant patients. Annales de Dermatologie et de Venereologie 127(2): 160-165

Demitsu, T.; Nagato, H.; Nishimaki, K.; Okada, O.; Kubota, T.; Yoneda, K.; Manabe, M. 2000: Melanoma in situ of the penis. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 42(2 Pt 2): 386-388

Matsushita, Y.; Hatta, N.; Wakamatsu, K.; Takehara, K.; Ito, S.; Takata, M. 2002: Melanoma inhibitory activity (MIA) as a serum marker for early detection of post-surgical relapse in melanoma patients: comparison with 5-S-cysteinyldopa. Melanoma Research 12(4): 319-323

Schaller, U.C.; Bosserhoff, A.-K.; Neubauer, A.S.; Buettner, R.; Kampik, A.; Mueller, A.J. 2002: Melanoma inhibitory activity: a novel serum marker for uveal melanoma. Melanoma Research 12(6): 593-599

Retsas, S.; Christofyllakis, C. 2001: Melanoma involving the gastrointestinal tract. Anticancer Research 21(2b): 1503-1507

Makhlouf, H.R.; Ishak, K.G.; Shekar, R.; Sesterhenn, I.A.; Young, D.Y.; Fanburg-Smith, J.C. 2002: Melanoma markers in angiomyolipoma of the liver and kidney: a comparative study. Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 126(1): 49-55

Babaev, M.V.; Ivanova, A.V.; Orlova, N.V.; Chernikova, I.V. 2001: Melanoma metastases (clinical and X-ray observation). Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii Severo Kavkazskii Region Estestvennye Nauki 1: 77-78

Goldberg, S.F.; Miele, M.E.; Hatta, N.; Takata, M.; Paquette-Straub, C.; Freedman, L.P.; Welch, D.R. 2003: Melanoma metastasis suppression by chromosome 6: evidence for a pathway regulated by CRSP3 and TXNIP. Cancer Research 63(2): 432-440

Filie, A.Carlos.; Simsir, A.; Fetsch, P.; Abati, A. 2002: Melanoma metastatic to the breast: utility of fine needle aspiration and immunohistochemistry. Acta Cytologica 46(1): 13-18

Gokaslan, Z.L.; Aladag, M.A.; Ellerhorst, J.A. 2000: Melanoma metastatic to the spine: a review of 133 cases. Melanoma Research 10(1): 78-80

Dong, X.D.; Dematos, P.; Prieto, V.G.; Seigler, H.F. 1999: Melanoma of the gallbladder: A review of cases seen at Duke University Medical Center. Cancer 85(1): 32-39

Kumar, N.; Das, P.M.; Jain, S.; Sodhani, P.; Gupta, S. 2003: Melanoma of the soft parts: diagnosis of metastatic and recurrent tumors by aspiration cytology. Diagnostic Cytopathology 28(6): 295-300

Macák, J. 1998: Melanoma of the stomach: reality or fiction?. Pathologica 90(4): 388-390

Davids, V.; Kidson, S.H.; Hanekom, G.S. 2003: Melanoma patient staging: histopathological versus molecular evaluation of the sentinel node. Melanoma Research 13(3): 313-324

Schauwecker, D.S.; Siddiqui, A.R.; Wagner, J.D.; Davidson, D.; Jung, S-H.; Carlson, K.A.; Hutchins, G.D. 2003: Melanoma patients evaluated by four different positron emission tomography reconstruction techniques. Nuclear Medicine Communications 24(3): 281-289

Dietrich, P.Y.; Walker, P.R.; Quiquerez, A.L.; Perrin, G.; Dutoit, V.; Liénard, D.; Guillaume, P.; Cerottini, J.C.; Romero, P.; Valmori, D. 2001: Melanoma patients respond to a cytotoxic T lymphocyte-defined self-peptide with diverse and nonoverlapping T-cell receptor repertoires. Cancer Research 61(5): 2047-2054

Bernal-Ruiz, A.I.; Gonzalez-Ruiz, A.; Tejerina-Garcia, J.A.; Martinez-Garcia, G. 2001: Melanoma pediculado. Una rara variante de melanoma maligno nodular. Oncologia 24(2): 42-45

Guichard, G.; Zerbib, A.; Le Gal, F.A.; Hoebeke, J.; Connan, F.; Choppin, J.; Briand, J.P.; Guillet, J.G. 2000: Melanoma peptide MART-1(27-35) analogues with enhanced binding capacity to the human class I histocompatibility molecule HLA-A2 by introduction of a beta-amino acid residue: implications for recognition by tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 43(20): 3803-3808

Bastuji-Garin, S.; Grob, J.J.; Grognard, C.; Grosjean, F.; Guillaume, J.C. 1999: Melanoma prevention: evaluation of a health education campaign for primary schools. Archives of Dermatology 135(8): 936-940

Stoitchkov, K.; Letellier, S.; Garnier, J.-P.; Bousquet, B.; Tsankov, N.; Morel, P.; Ghanem, G.; Le Bricon, T. 2002: Melanoma progression and serum L-dopa/L-tyrosine ratio: a comparison with S100B. Melanoma Research 12(3): 255-262

Guibert, P.; Mollat, F.; Ligen, M.; Dreno, B. 2000: Melanoma screening: report of a survey in occupational medicine. Archives of Dermatology 136(2): 199-202

Morvan, D.; Demidem, A.; Papon, J.; De Latour, M.; Madelmont, J.Claude. 2002: Melanoma tumors acquire a new phospholipid metabolism phenotype under cystemustine as revealed by high-resolution magic angle spinning proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of intact tumor samples. Cancer Research 62(6): 1890-1897

Eisenhut, M.; Mohammed, A.; Mier, W.; Schönsiegel, F.; Friebe, M.; Mahmood, A.; Jones, A.G.; Haberkorn, U. 2002: Melanoma uptake of (99m)Tc complexes containing the N-(2-diethylaminoethyl)benzamide structural element. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 45(26): 5802-5805

Perales, M.A.; Wolchok, J.D. 2002: Melanoma vaccines. Cancer Investigation 20(7-8): 1012-1026

McGee, J.M.; Price, J.A.; Mayes, J.S.; Patten, M.R.; Malnar, K.F. 1999: Melanoma vaccines as a therapeutic option. Southern Medical Journal 92(7): 698-704

Sabel, M.S.; Sondak, V.K. 2002: Melanoma vaccines: Breakthrough or bust?. Cancer Investigation 20(7-8): 1114-1116

Nielsen, M.B.; Marincola, F.M. 2000: Melanoma vaccines: The paradox of T cell activation without clinical response. Cancer ChemoTherapy and Pharmacology 46(Suppl): S62-S66

Kaddu, S.; Smolle, J.; Zenahlik, P.; Hofmann-Wellenhof, R.; Kerl, H. 2002: Melanoma with benign melanocytic naevus components: reappraisal of clinicopathological features and prognosis. Melanoma Research 12(3): 271-278

Bataille, V.; Sasieni, P.; Curley, R.K.; Cook, M.G.; Marsden, R.A. 1999: Melanoma yield, number of biopsies and missed melanomas in a British teaching hospital pigmented lesion clinic: A 9-year retrospective study. British Journal of Dermatology 140(2): 243-248

Fetsch, P.A.; Marincola, F.M.; Filie, A.; Hijazi, Y.M.; Kleiner, D.E.; Abati, A. 1999: Melanoma-associated antigen recognized by T cells (MART-1): the advent of a preferred immunocytochemical antibody for the diagnosis of metastatic malignant melanoma with fine-needle aspiration. Cancer 87(1): 37-42

Graeven, U.; Fiedler, W.; Karpinski, S.; Ergün, S.; Kilic, N.; Rodeck, U.; Schmiegel, W.; Hossfeld, D.K. 1999: Melanoma-associated expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors FLT-1 and KDR. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology 125(11): 621-629

Zacks, D.N.; Pinnolis, M.K.; Berson, E.L.; Gragoudas, E.S. 2001: Melanoma-associated retinopathy and recurrent exudative retinal detachments in a patient with choroidal melanoma. American Journal of Ophthalmology 132(4): 578-581

Feigl, B.; Faschinger, C.; Soyer, P. 2000: Melanoma-associated retinopathy versus abnormal retinal function due to interferon-alpha/Isotretinoin therapy in cutaneous malignant melanoma. Ophthalmologica. Journal International D'ophtalmologie. International Journal of Ophthalmology. Zeitschrift für Augenheilkunde 214(4): 271-276

Pföhler, C.; Haus, A.; Palmowski, A.; Ugurel, S.; Ruprecht, K.W.; Thirkill, C.E.; Tilgen, W.; Reinhold, U. 2003: Melanoma-associated retinopathy: High frequency of subclinical findings in patients with melanoma. British Journal of Dermatology 149(1): 74-78

Cotton, J.; Armstrong, D.J.; Wedig, R.; Hood, A.F. 1998: Melanoma-in-transit presenting as panniculitis. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 39(5 Pt 2): 876-878

Hau, P.; Apfel, R.; Wiese, P.; Tschertner, I.; Blesch, A.; Bogdahn, U. 2002: Melanoma-inhibiting activity (MIA/CD-RAP) is expressed in a variety of malignant tumors of mainly neuroectodermal origin. Anticancer Research 22(2a): 577-583

Harada, M.; Li, Y.F.; El-Gamil, M.; Ohnmacht, G.A.; Rosenberg, S.A.; Robbins, P.F. 2001: Melanoma-Reactive CD8+ T cells recognize a novel tumor antigen expressed in a wide variety of tumor types. Journal of ImmunoTherapy 24(4): 323-333

Chen, J.; Cheng, Z.; Hoffman, T.J.; Jurisson, S.S.; Quinn, T.P. 2000: Melanoma-targeting properties of (99m)technetium-labeled cyclic alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone peptide analogues. Cancer Research 60(20): 5649-5658

Frumento, G.; Franchello, S.; Palmisano, G.L.; Nicotra, M.R.; Giacomini, P.; Loke, Y.W.; Geraghty, D.E.; Maio, M.; Manzo, C.; Natali, P.G.; Ferrara, G.B. 2000: Melanomas and melanoma cell lines do not express HLA-G, and the expression cannot be induced by gammaIFN treatment. Tissue Antigens 56(1): 30-37

Henriques, M.; Murta, A., G.; Cabral, H., N. 2001: Melanonus zugmayeri Norman, 1930, captured off Portugal. A review of the current knowledge on this species. Scientia Marina 65(1): 43-46

Nagashima, K.; Torii, S.; Yi, Z.; Igarashi, M.; Okamoto, K.; Takeuchi, T.; Izumi, T. 2002: Melanophilin directly links Rab27a and myosin Va through its distinct coiled-coil regions. FEBS Letters 517(1-3): 233-238

Testorf, M.F.; Ake Oberg, P.; Iwasaka, M.; Ueno, S. 2002: Melanophore aggregation in strong static magnetic fields. Bioelectromagnetics 23(6): 444-449

Hilsdorf, A.Wagner.S.; Penman, D.J.; Farias, E.Cunha.; McAndrew, B. 2002: Melanophore appearance in wild and red tilapia embryos. Pigment Cell Research 15(1): 57-61

Fukuzawa, T. 2000: Melanophore lineage and clonal organization of the epidermis in Xenopus embryos as revealed by expression of a biogenic marker, GFP. Pigment Cell Research 13(3): 151-157

Krogh, B.O.; Cheng, C.; Burgin, A.; Shuman, S. 1999: Melanoplus sanguinipes entomopoxvirus DNA topoisomerase: site-specific DNA transesterification and effects of 5'-bridging phosphorothiolates. Virology 264(2): 441-451

Beaulé, C.; Robinson, B.; Lamont, E.W.; Amir, S. 2003: Melanopsin in the circadian timing system. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience: Mn 21(1): 73-89

Panda, S.; Provencio, I.; Tu, D.C.; Pires, S.S.; Rollag, M.D.; Castrucci, A.M.; Pletcher, M.T.; Sato, T.K.; Wiltshire, T.; Andahazy, M.; Kay, S.A.; Van Gelder, R.N.; Hogenesch, J.B. 2003: Melanopsin is required for non-image-forming photic responses in blind mice. Science 301(5632): 525-527

Semo, M'ayan.; Peirson, S.; Lupi, D.; Lucas, R.J.; Jeffery, G.; Foster, R.G. 2003: Melanopsin retinal ganglion cells and the maintenance of circadian and pupillary responses to light in aged rodless/coneless (rd/rd cl) mice. European Journal of Neuroscience 17(9): 1793-1801

Belenky, M.A.; Smeraski, C.A.; Provencio, I.; Sollars, P.J.; Pickard, G.E. 2003: Melanopsin retinal ganglion cells receive bipolar and amacrine cell synapses. Journal of Comparative Neurology 460(3): 380-393

Rollag, M.D.; Berson, D.M.; Provencio, I. 2003: Melanopsin, ganglion-cell photoreceptors, and mammalian photoentrainment. Journal of Biological Rhythms 18(3): 227-234

Hannibal, J.; Fahrenkrug, J. 2002: Melanopsin: A novel photopigment involved in the photoentrainment of the brain's biological clock?. Annals of Medicine 34(5): 401-407

Heller, J.; Sivan, N. 2002: Melanopsis from the Pleistocene site of 'Ubeidiya, Jordan Valley: Direct evidence of early hybridization (Gastropoda: Cerithioidea). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 75(1): 39-57

Heller, J.; Sivan, N. 2002: Melanopsis from the Pliocene site of 'Erq el-Ahmar, Jordan Valley (Gastropoda: Cerithioidea). Journal of Conchology 37(6): 607-625

Heller, J.; Sivan, N. 2001: Melanopsis from the mid-Pleistocene site of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov (Gastropoda: Cerithioidea). Journal of Conchology 37(2): 127-147

Mena, M.J.; Rodriguez-Nieto, M.J.; Gómez, M.; Flandes, J.; Melchor, R. 1998: Melanoptysis as a complication of fibreoptic bronchoscopy. European Respiratory Journal 12(4): 993-995

Camenzind, D.; Winzap, B.; Haessig, M. 2003: Melanosis maculosa bei einem Mastkalb. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde 145(7): 336-339

Graf, N.S.; Arbuckle, S. 2001: Melanosis of the appendix: Common in the paediatric age group. Histopathology 39(3): 243-249

Yilmaz, A.G.; Chandler, P.; Hahm, G.K.; O'Toole, R.V.; Niemann, T.H. 1999: Melanosis of the uterine cervix: a report of two cases and discussion of pigmented cervical lesions. International Journal of Gynecological Pathology: Official Journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists 18(1): 73-76

Karney, M.Y.; Cassidy, M.S.; Zahn, C.M.; Snyder, R.R. 2001: Melanosis of the vagina. A case report. Journal of Reproductive Medicine 46(4): 389-391

Sharma, S.; Wagh, S.; Govindarajan, R. 2002: Melanosomal proteins--role in melanin polymerization. Pigment Cell Research 15(2): 127-133

Nilsson, H. 2000: Melanosome and erythrosome positioning regulates cAMP-induced movement in chromatophores from spotted triplefin, Grahamina capito. Journal of Experimental Zoology 287(3): 191-198

Dell'Angelica, E.C. 2003: Melanosome biogenesis: Shedding light on the origin of an obscure organelle. Trends in Cell Biology 13(10): 503-506

Borovanský, J.; Elleder, M. 2003: Melanosome degradation: Fact or fiction. Pigment Cell Research 16(3): 280-286

Nguyen, T.; Novak, E.K.; Kermani, M.; Fluhr, J.; Peters, L.L.; Swank, R.T.; Wei, M.L. 2002: Melanosome morphologies in murine models of hermansky-pudlak syndrome reflect blocks in organelle development. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 119(5): 1156-1164

Marks, M.S.; Theos, A.C.; Raposo, Gça. 2003: Melanosomes and MHC class II antigen-processing compartments: a tinted view of intracellular trafficking and immunity. Immunologic Research 27(2-3): 409-426

Hawksworth, D., L.; Henrici, A.; Kirk, P., M. 1999: Melanospora pegleri, a new species from fallen Laurus and other leaves in the British Isles. Kew Bulletin 54(3): 795-799

Olejnicek, J.; Bartak, M. 1999: Melanostolus negrobovi sp. n. (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from Uzbekistan with a key to the Palaearctic species. Biologia (Bratislava) 54(5): 581-583

Purrello, M.; Scalia, M.; Corsaro, C.; Di Pietro, C.; Piro, S.; Sichel, G. 2001: Melanosynthesis, differentiation, and apoptosis in Kupffer cells from Rana esculenta. Pigment Cell Research 14(2): 126-131

Shameel, M. 1999: Melanothamnus afaqhusainii, a new red alga from the coast of Karachi. Pakistan Journal of Botany 31(1): 211-214

Harris, B.T.; Horoupian, D.S.; Tse, V.; Herrick, M.K. 1999: Melanotic craniopharyngioma: A report of two cases. Acta Neuropathologica 98(4): 433-436

Elizabeth, J.; Bhaskara, R.M.; Radhakrishnan, V.V.; Radhakrishnan, K.; Thomas, S.V. 2000: Melanotic differentiation in dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor. Clinical Neuropathology 19(1): 38-40

Puchalski, R.; Shah, U.K.; Carpentieri, D.; McLaughlin, R.; Handler, S.D. 2000: Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI) of the hard palate: Presentation and management. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 53(2): 163-168

Paueksakon, P.; Parker, J.R.; Fan, X.; Miles, G.; Ruiz, H.; Wushensky, C.; Johnson, M.D. 2002: Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy discovered after head trauma. Pediatric Neurosurgery 36(1): 33-36

Hoshina, Y.; Hamamoto, Y.; Suzuki, I.; Nakajima, T.; Ida-Yonemochi, H.; Saku, T. 2000: Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy in the mandible: Report of a case. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontics 89(5): 594-599

Kaya, S.; Unal, O.F.; Saraç, S.; Gedikoğlu, G. 2000: Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy: Report of two cases and review of literature. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 52(2): 169-172

Gupta, A.; Trehan, A.; Marwaha, R.K.; Sharma, R.K.; Nijhawan, R. 2002: Melanotic neuroectodermal tumour in an infant. Indian Journal of Pediatrics 69(8): 725-726

Kameyama, M.; Ishikawa, Y.; Shibahara, T.; Kadota, K. 2000: Melanotic neurofibroma in a steer. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 62(1): 125-128

Ohba, Y.; Suzuki, H.; Hiraga, H.; Ito, T.; Sawa, H.; Nagai, M.; Satoh, S.I.; Iwaki, H.; Nagashima, K. 1999: Melanotic peritoneal sarcomatosis originating from clear cell sarcoma. Pathology International 49(7): 653-657

Botella-Estrada, R.; Sanmartín, O.; Sevila, A.; Escudero, A.; Guillén, C. 1999: Melanotic pigmentation in excision scars of melanocytic and non-melanocytic skin tumors. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 26(3): 137-144

Yamada, T.; Tsujioka, Y.; Taguchi, J.; Takahashi, M.; Tsuboi, Y.; Moroo, I.; Yang, J.; Jefferies, W.A. 1999: Melanotransferrin is produced by senile plaque-associated reactive microglia in Alzheimer's disease. Brain Research 845(1): 1-5

Vazquez-Martinez, R.; Peinado, J.R.; Gonzalez De Aguilar, J.L.; Desrues, L.; Tonon, M.C.; Vaudry, H.; Gracia-Navarro, F.; Malagon, M.M. 2001: Melanotrope cell plasticity: a key mechanism for the physiological adaptation to background color changes. Endocrinology 142(7): 3060-3067

Coelho-Netto, R., A.; Noda, H.; Boher, B. 2001: Melanthera discoidea: Um novo hospedeiro de Ralstonia solanacearum. Fitopatologia Brasileira 26(4): 781

Sialy, R.; Hassan, I.; Kaur, I.; Dash, R.J. 2000: Melasma in men: a hormonal profile. Journal of Dermatology 27(1): 64-65

Kang, W.H.; Yoon, K.H.; Lee, E-S.; Kim, J.; Lee, K.B.; Yim, H.; Sohn, S.; Im, S. 2002: Melasma: Histopathological characteristics in 56 Korean patients. British Journal of Dermatology 146(2): 228-237

Duncan, L.M.; Deeds, J.; Cronin, F.E.; Donovan, M.; Sober, A.J.; Kauffman, M.; McCarthy, J.J. 2001: Melastatin expression and prognosis in cutaneous malignant melanoma. Journal of Clinical Oncology: Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 19(2): 568-576

Goldenberg, R.; Baldini, R., M. 2002: Melastomataceae Raddianae: A study of G. Raddi's Melastomataceae types housed in the herbaria of Pisa (PI) and Firenze (FI). Taxon 51(4): 739-746

Jellimann, C.; Mathé-Allainmat, M.; Andrieux, J.; Renard, P.; Delagrange, P.; Langlois, M. 1999: Melatonergic properties of the (+)- and (-)-enantiomers of N-(4-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-phenalen-2-yl)amide derivatives. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 42(6): 1100-1105

Edwards, R.B.; Manzana, E.J.P.; Chen, W-Jung.A. 2002: Melatonin (an antioxidant) does not ameliorate alcohol-induced Purkinje cell loss in the developing cerebellum. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research 26(7): 1003-1009

Meyer, P.; Pache, M.; Loeffler, K.U.; Brydon, L.; Jockers, R.; Flammer, J.; Wirz-Justice, A.; Savaskan, E. 2002: Melatonin MT-1-receptor immunoreactivity in the human eye. British Journal of Ophthalmology 86(9): 1053-1057

Johnston, J.D.; Messager, S.; Barrett, P.; Hazlerigg, D.G. 2003: Melatonin action in the pituitary: Neuroendocrine synchronizer and developmental modulator?. Journal of Neuroendocrinology 15(4): 405-408

Benítez-King, G.; Hernández, M.E.; Tovar, R.; Ramírez, G. 2001: Melatonin activates PKC-alpha but not PKC-epsilon in N1E-115 cells. Neurochemistry International 39(2): 95-102

García-Mauriño, S.; Pozo, D.; Carrillo-Vico, A.; Calvo, J.R.; Guerrero, J.M. 1999: Melatonin activates Th1 lymphocytes by increasing IL-12 production. Life Sciences 65(20): 2143-2150

Olsen, L.F.; Lunding, A.; Lauritsen, F.R.; Allegra, M. 2001: Melatonin activates the peroxidase-oxidase reaction and promotes oscillations. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 284(4): 1071-1076

Clapp-Lilly, K.L.; Smith, M.A.; Perry, G.; Harris, P.L.; Zhu, X.; Duffy, L.K. 2001: Melatonin acts as antioxidant and pro-oxidant in an organotypic slice culture model of Alzheimer's disease. Neuroreport 12(6): 1277-1280

Paredes, D.; Rada, P.; Bonilla, E.; Gonzalez, L.E.; Parada, M.; Hernandez, L. 1999: Melatonin acts on the nucleus accumbens to increase acetylcholine release and modify the motor activity pattern of rats. Brain Research 850(1-2): 14-20

Bersani, G.; Garavini, A. 2000: Melatonin add-on in manic patients with treatment resistant insomnia. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 24(2): 185-191

Luboshitzky, R.; Shen-Orr, Z.; Nave, R.; Lavi, S.; Lavie, P. 2002: Melatonin administration alters semen quality in healthy men. Journal of Andrology 23(4): 572-578

Akahoshi, M.; Murai, I.; Segawa, T.; Murakami, T.; Hayashi, Y.; Arakawa, Y. 2000: Melatonin administration decreases acute renal hypertrophy in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat. Nihon University Journal of Medicine 42(1): 1-14

Mocchegiani, E.; Perissin, L.; Santarelli, L.; Tibaldi, A.; Zorzet, S.; Rapozzi, V.; Giacconi, R.; Bulian, D.; Giraldi, T. 1999: Melatonin administration in tumor-bearing mice (intact and pinealectomized) in relation to stress, zinc, thymulin and IL-2. International Journal of Immunopharmacology 21(1): 27-46

Hamdi, A. 1998: Melatonin administration increases the affinity of D2 dopamine receptors in the rat striatum. Life Sciences 63(23): 2115-2120

Ozbek, E.; Turkoz, Y.; Sahna, E.; Ozugurlu, F.; Mizrak, B.; Ozbek, M. 2000: Melatonin administration prevents the nephrotoxicity induced by gentamicin. BJU International 85(6): 742-746

Lahiri, D.K. 1999: Melatonin affects the metabolism of the beta-amyloid precursor protein in different cell types. Journal of Pineal Research 26(3): 137-146

Zhdanova, I.V.; Giorgetti, M. 2002: Melatonin alters behavior and cAMP levels in nucleus accumbens induced by cocaine treatment. Brain Research 956(2): 323-331

Lach, H.; Podoba, E.; Sura, P.; Srebro, Z. 2000: Melatonin alters the activity of L-leucine aminopeptidase in brain, liver and kidney of mice. Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Zoologia 42: 103-106

Anoopkumar Dukie, S.; Glass, B.D.; Walker, R.B.; Daya, S. 2000: Melatonin alters the photodegradation of paracetamol. Pharmacy and Pharmacology Communications 6(3): 125-127

Sener, Göksel.; Kaçmaz, A.; User, Y.; Ozkan, S.; Tilki, M.; Yeğen, B.C. 2003: Melatonin ameliorates oxidative organ damage induced by acute intra-abdominal compartment syndrome in rats. Journal of Pineal Research 35(3): 163-168

Hardeland, R. 1999: Melatonin and 5-methoxytryptamine in non-metazoans. Reproduction Nutrition Development 39(3): 399-408

Blanc, A.; Vivien-Roels, B.; Pévet, P.; Attia, J.; Buisson, B. 2003: Melatonin and 5-methoxytryptophol (5-ML) in nervous and/or neurosensory structures of a gastropod mollusc (Helix aspersa maxima): Synthesis and diurnal rhythms. General and Comparative Endocrinology 131(2): 168-175

Graham, C.; Cook, M.R.; Gerkovich, M.M.; Sastre, A. 2001: Melatonin and 6-OHMS in high-intensity magnetic fields. Journal of Pineal Research 31(1): 85-88

Sener, Göksel.; Tosun, O.; Sehirli, A.Ozer.; Kaçmaz, A.; Arbak, S.; Ersoy, Y.; Ayanoğlu-Dülger, Gül. 2003: Melatonin and N-acetylcysteine have beneficial effects during hepatic ischemia and reperfusion. Life Sciences 72(24): 2707-2718

Lotufo, C.M.; Lopes, C.; Dubocovich, M.L.; Farsky, S.H.; Markus, R.P. 2001: Melatonin and N-acetylserotonin inhibit leukocyte rolling and adhesion to rat microcirculation. European Journal of Pharmacology 430(2-3): 351-357

Winczyk, K.; Pawlikowski, M.; Karasek, M. 2001: Melatonin and RZR/ROR receptor ligand CGP 52608 induce apoptosis in the murine colonic cancer. Journal of Pineal Research 31(2): 179-182

Terron, M.P.; Cubero, J.; Marchena, J.M.; Barriga, C.; Rodriguez, A.B. 2002: Melatonin and aging: In vitro effect of young and mature ring dove physiological concentrations of melatonin on the phagocytic function of heterophils from old ring dove. Experimental Gerontology 37(2-3): 421-426

Girón-Caro, F.; Muñoz-Hoyos, A.; Ruiz-Cosano, C.; Bonillo-Perales, A.; Molina-Carballo, A.; Escames, G.; Macías, M.; Acuña-Castroviejo, D. 2001: Melatonin and beta-endorphin changes in children sensitized to olive and grass pollen after treatment with specific immunotherapy. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology 126(1): 91-96

Sainz, R.M.; Mayo, J.C.; Rodriguez, C.; Tan, D.X.; Lopez-Burillo, S.; Reiter, R.J. 2003: Melatonin and cell death: differential actions on apoptosis in normal and cancer cells. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences: Cmls 60(7): 1407-1426

Kossoy, G.; Ben-Hur, H.; Popovich, I.; Zabezhinski, M.; Anisimov, V.; Zusman, I. 2000: Melatonin and colon carcinogenesis. IV. Effect of melatonin on proliferative activity and expression of apoptosis-related proteins in the spleen of rats exposed to 1,2-dimethylhydrazine. Oncology Reports 7(6): 1401-1405

Anisimov, V.N.; Kvetnoy, I.M.; Chumakova, N.K.; Kvetnaya, T.V.; Molotkov, A.O.; Pogudina, N.A.; Popovich, I.G.; Popuchiev, V.V.; Zabezhinski, M.A.; Bartsch, H.; Bartsch, C. 1999: Melatonin and colon carcinogenesis. II. Intestinal melatonin-containing cells and serum melatonin level in rats with 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-induced colon tumors. Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology: Official Journal of the Gesellschaft für Toxikologische Pathologie 51(1): 47-52

Anisimov, V.N.; Popovich, I.G.; Shtylik, A.V.; Zabezhinski, M.A.; Ben-Huh, H.; Gurevich, P.; Berman, V.; Tendler, Y.; Zusman, I. 2000: Melatonin and colon carcinogenesis. III. Effect of melatonin on proliferative activity and apoptosis in colon mucosa and colon tumors induced by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine in rats. Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology: Official Journal of the Gesellschaft für Toxikologische Pathologie 52(1): 71-76

Zamorsky, I.I.; Pishak, V.P.; Meshchishen, I.F. 1999: Melatonin and epithalamin effects on the activity of enzymatic markers of cell membranes in rats' forebrain under acute hypoxia. Ukrainskii Biokhimicheskii Zhurnal 71(6): 33-36

Mei, Y.A.; Lee, P.P.; Wei, H.; Zhang, Z.H.; Pang, S.F. 2001: Melatonin and its analogs potentiate the nifedipine-sensitive high-voltage-activated calcium current in the chick embryonic heart cells. Journal of Pineal Research 30(1): 13-21

Lopez Burillo, S.; Tan, D.X.; Rodriguez Gallego, V.; Manchester, L.C.; Mayo, J.C.; Sainz, R.M.; Reiter, R.J. 2003: Melatonin and its derivatives cyclic 3-hydroxymelatonin, N1-acetyl-N2-formyl-5-methoxykynuramine and 6-methoxymelatonin reduce oxidative DNA damage induced by Fenton reagents. Journal of Pineal Research 34(3): 178-184

Noda, Y.; Mori, A.; Liburdy, R.; Packer, L. 1999: Melatonin and its precursors scavenge nitric oxide. Journal of Pineal Research 27(3): 159-163

Tilden, A.R.; Shanahan, J.Kearney.; Khilji, Z.S.; Owen, J.G.; Sterio, T.W.; Thurston, K.T. 2003: Melatonin and locomotor activity in the fiddler crab Uca pugilator. Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A Comparative Experimental Biology 297(1): 80-87

Bornestaf, C.; Mayer, I.; Borg, B. 2001: Melatonin and maturation pace in female three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus. General and Comparative Endocrinology 122(3): 341-348

Iyengar, B. 2000: Melatonin and melanocyte functions. Biological Signals and Receptors 9(5): 260-266

Sprenger, J.; Hardeland, R.; Fuhrberg, B.; Han, S.Z. 1999: Melatonin and other 5-methoxylated indoles in yeast: Presence in high concentrations and dependence on tryptophan availability. Cytologia 64(2): 209-213

Lopez-Gonzalez, M.A.; Guerrero, J.M.; Rojas, F.; Osuna, C.; Delgado, F. 1999: Melatonin and other antioxidants prolong the postmortem activity of the outer hair cells of the organ of Corti: its relation to the type of death. Journal of Pineal Research 27(2): 73-77

Rapozzi, V.; Comelli, M.; Mavelli, I.; Sentjurc, M.; Schara, M.; Perissin, L.; Giraldi, T. 1999: Melatonin and oxidative damage in mice liver induced by the prooxidant antitumor drug, adriamycin. In Vivo 13(1): 45-50

De Bleecker, J.L.; Lamont, B.H.; Verstraete, A.G.; Schelfhout, V.J. 1999: Melatonin and painful gynecomastia. Neurology 53(2): 435-436

Millán-Plano, S.; García, J.J.; Martínez-Ballarín, E.; Reiter, R.J.; Ortega-Gutiérrez, S.; Lázaro, R.Maria.; Escanero, J.Fernando. 2003: Melatonin and pinoline prevent aluminium-induced lipid peroxidation in rat synaptosomes. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology: Organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements 17(1): 39-44

Siu, S.W.F.; Lau, K.W.; Tam, P.C.; Shiu, S.Y.W. 2002: Melatonin and prostate cancer cell proliferation: interplay with castration, epidermal growth factor, and androgen sensitivity. Prostate 52(2): 106-122

Vijayalaxmi; Meltz, M.L.; Reiter, R.J.; Herman, T.S. 1999: Melatonin and protection from genetic damage in blood and bone marrow: Whole-body irradiation studies in mice. Journal of Pineal Research 27(4): 221-225

Vijayalaxmi; Meltz, M.L.; Reiter, R.J.; Herman, T.S.; Kumar, K.S. 1999: Melatonin and protection from whole-body irradiation: survival studies in mice. Mutation Research 425(1): 21-27

Ahlersová, E.; Ahlers, I.; Kubatka, P.; Bojková, B.; Môciková, K.; Gajdosová, S.; Onderková, H.M. 2000: Melatonin and retinyl acetate as chemopreventives in DMBA-induced mammary carcinogenesis in female Sprague-Dawley rats. Folia Biologica 46(2): 69-72

Ha, H.; Yu, M.R.; Kim, K.H. 1999: Melatonin and taurine reduce early glomerulopathy in diabetic rats. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 26(7-8): 944-950

Juszczak, M.; Bojanowska, E.; Dabrowski, R. 2000: Melatonin and the synthesis of vasopressin in pinealectomized male rats. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine 225(3): 207-210

George, J.C. 2000: Melatonin and uric acid in amniote evolution: Their selective physiological roles. Journal of Animal Morphology and Physiology 47(1-2): 1-24

Bizzarri, M.; Cucina, A.; Valente, M.Giovanna.; Tagliaferri, F.; Borrelli, V.; Stipa, F.; Cavallaro, A. 2003: Melatonin and vitamin D3 increase TGF-beta1 release and induce growth inhibition in breast cancer cell cultures. Journal of Surgical Research 110(2): 332-337

Paul, M.A.; Brown, G.; Buguet, A.; Gray, G.; Pigeau, R.A.; Weinberg, H.; Radomski, M. 2001: Melatonin and zopiclone as pharmacologic aids to facilitate crew rest. Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine 72(11): 974-984

Holmes, A.L.; Gilbert, S.S.; Dawson, D. 2002: Melatonin and zopiclone: the relationship between sleep propensity and body temperature. Sleep 25(3): 301-306

Rezzani, R.; Rodella, L.; Bianchi, R. 2001: Melatonin antagonises the Cyclosporine A immunosuppressive effects in rat thymuses. International Immunopharmacology 1(8): 1615-1619

Wassmer, E.; Quinn, E.; Whitehouse, W.; Seri, S. 2001: Melatonin as a sleep inductor for electroencephalogram recordings in children. Clinical Neurophysiology: Official Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology 112(4): 683-685

Cardinali, D.P.; Brusco, L.I.; Cutrera, R.A.; Castrillón, P.; Esquifino, A.I. 1999: Melatonin as a time-meaningful signal in circadian organization of immune response. Biological Signals and Receptors 8(1-2): 41-48

Pringsheim, T.; Magnoux, E.; Dobson, C.F.; Hamel, E.; Aubé, M. 2002: Melatonin as adjunctive therapy in the prophylaxis of cluster headache: A pilot study. Headache 42(8): 787-792

Marchiafava, P.L.; Longoni, B. 1999: Melatonin as an antioxidant in retinal photoreceptors. Journal of Pineal Research 26(3): 184-189

Liu, X.; Chen, Z.; Chua, C.C.; Ma, Y.-S.; Youngberg, G.A.; Hamdy, R.; Chua, B.H.L. 2002: Melatonin as an effective protector against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology 283(1): H254-H263

Koyama, H.; Nakade, O.; Takada, Y.; Kaku, T.; Lau, K.H.W. 2002: Melatonin at pharmacologic doses increases bone mass by suppressing resorption through down-regulation of the RANKL-mediated osteoclast formation and activation. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research: the Official Journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 17(7): 1219-1229

Chen, S.Tzu.; Chuang, J.Ing.; Hong, M.Huei.; Li, E.I-Chian. 2002: Melatonin attenuates MPP+-induced neurodegeneration and glutathione impairment in the nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathway. Journal of Pineal Research 32(4): 262-269

Li, X-June.; Gu, J.; Lu, S-Duo.; Sun, F-Yan. 2002: Melatonin attenuates MPTP-induced dopaminergic neuronal injury associated with scavenging hydroxyl radical. Journal of Pineal Research 32(1): 47-52

Nava, M.; Romero, F.; Quiroz, Y.; Parra, G.; Bonet, L.; Rodríguez-Iturbe, B. 2000: Melatonin attenuates acute renal failure and oxidative stress induced by mercuric chloride in rats. American Journal of Physiology. Renal Physiology 279(5): F910-F918

Olmez, E.; Kurcer, Z. 2003: Melatonin attenuates alpha-adrenergic-induced contractions by increasing the release of vasoactive intestinal peptide in isolated rat penile bulb. Urological Research 31(4): 276-279

Yamamoto, H-aki.; Mohanan, P.V. 2002: Melatonin attenuates brain mitochondria DNA damage induced by potassium cyanide in vivo and in vitro. Toxicology 179(1-2): 29-36

Karbownik, M.; Reiter, R.J.; Burkhardt, S.; Gitto, E.; Tan, D.X.; Lewiñski, A. 2001: Melatonin attenuates estradiol-induced oxidative damage to DNA: relevance for cancer prevention. Experimental Biology and Medicine 226(7): 707-712

Chung, S-Yun.; Han, S-Heui. 2003: Melatonin attenuates kainic acid-induced hippocampal neurodegeneration and oxidative stress through microglial inhibition. Journal of Pineal Research 34(2): 95-102

Chang, H.M.; Ling, E.A.; Lue, J.H.; Wen, C.Y.; Shieh, J.Y. 2000: Melatonin attenuates neuronal NADPH-d/NOS expression in the hypoglossal nucleus of adult rats following peripheral nerve injury. Brain Research 873(2): 243-251

Lee, Y.K.; Lee, S.R.; Kim, C.Y. 2000: Melatonin attenuates the changes in polyamine levels induced by systemic kainate administration in rat brains. Journal of the Neurological Sciences 178(2): 124-131

Chang, H-Ming.; Ling, E-Ang.; Chen, C-Fong.; Lue, H.; Wen, C-Yuan.; Shieh, J-Yung. 2002: Melatonin attenuates the neuronal NADPH-d/NOS expression in the nodose ganglion of acute hypoxic rats. Journal of Pineal Research 32(2): 65-73

Kobayashi, Y.; Itoh, M.T.; Kondo, H.; Okuma, Y.; Sato, S.; Kanishi, Y.; Hamada, N.; Kiguchi, K.; Ishizuka, B. 2003: Melatonin binding sites in estrogen receptor-positive cells derived from human endometrial cancer. Journal of Pineal Research 35(2): 71-74

Souza, A.Vieira.; Visconti, M.Aparecida.; Castrucci, A.Maria.de.Lauro. 2003: Melatonin biological activity and binding sites in human melanoma cells. Journal of Pineal Research 34(4): 242-248

Hickman, A.B.; Klein, D.C.; Dyda, F. 1999: Melatonin biosynthesis: the structure of serotonin N-acetyltransferase at 2.5 A resolution suggests a catalytic mechanism. Molecular Cell 3(1): 23-32

Shen, Y-Xian.; Xu, S-Yun.; Wei, W.; Wang, X-Long.; Wang, H.; Sun, X. 2002: Melatonin blocks rat hippocampal neuronal apoptosis induced by amyloid beta-peptide 25-35. Journal of Pineal Research 32(3): 163-167

Rato, A.G.; Pedrero, J.G.; Martinez, M.A.; del Rio, B.; Lazo, P.S.; Ramos, S. 1999: Melatonin blocks the activation of estrogen receptor for DNA binding. FASEB Journal 13(8): 857-868

Martín, M.; Macías, M.; Escames, G.; León, J.; Acuña-Castroviejo, D. 2000: Melatonin but not vitamins C and E maintains glutathione homeostasis in t-butyl hydroperoxide-induced mitochondrial oxidative stress. FASEB Journal 14(12): 1677-1679

Prendergast, B.J.; Zucker, I.; Yellon, S.M.; Ringold, D.A.; Gorman, M.R. 1998: Melatonin chimeras alter reproductive development and photorefractoriness in Siberian hamsters. Journal of Biological Rhythms 13(6): 518-531

Tosini, G. 2000: Melatonin circadian rhythm in the retina of mammals. Chronobiology International 17(5): 599-612

Bubenik, G.A.; Hacker, R.R.; Brown, G.M.; Bartos, L. 1999: Melatonin concentrations in the luminal fluid, mucosa, and muscularis of the bovine and porcine gastrointestinal tract. Journal of Pineal Research 26(1): 56-63

Vician, M.; Zeman, M.; Herichová, I.; Juráni, M.; Blazícek, P.; Matis, P. 1999: Melatonin content in plasma and large intestine of patients with colorectal carcinoma before and after surgery. Journal of Pineal Research 27(3): 164-169

Escames, G.; León, J.; Macías, M.; Khaldy, H.; Acuña-Castroviejo, Dío. 2003: Melatonin counteracts lipopolysaccharide-induced expression and activity of mitochondrial nitric oxide synthase in rats. FASEB Journal 17(8): 932-934

Okatani, Y.; Wakatsuki, A.; Reiter, R.J. 2001: Melatonin counteracts potentiation by homocysteine of KCL-induced vasoconstriction in human umbilical artery: relation to calcium influx. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 280(3): 940-944

Okatani, Y.; Wakatsuki, A.; Watanabe, K.; Taniguchi, K.; Fukaya, T. 2001: Melatonin counteracts potentiation by lysophosphatidylcholine of serotonin-induced vasoconstriction in human umbilical artery: Relation to calcium influx. Journal of Pineal Research 30(2): 116-122

Carrillo-Vico, A.; García-Mauriño, Sía.; Calvo, J.R.; Guerrero, J.M. 2003: Melatonin counteracts the inhibitory effect of PGE2 on IL-2 production in human lymphocytes via its mt1 membrane receptor. FASEB Journal 17(6): 755-757

Joshi, B.N.; Udaykumar, K. 2000: Melatonin counteracts the stimulatory effects of blinding or exposure to red light on reproduction in the skipper frog Rana cyanophlyctis. General and Comparative Endocrinology 118(1): 90-95

Rao, N.V. Appa; Raza, B.; Prasad, J.K.; Razi, S.S.; Gottardo, L.; Ahmad, M.F.; Nussdorfer, G.G. 2001: Melatonin decreases glucocorticoid blood concentration in the rat and palm squirrel, acting directly on the adrenal gland. Biomedical Research 22(2): 115-117

Rohr, U.D.; Herold, J. 2002: Melatonin deficiencies in women. Maturitas 41(Suppl): S85-S104

Abdel-Wanis, M.E.; Tsuchiya, H. 2002: Melatonin deficiency and fibrous dysplasia: Might a relation exist?. Medical Hypotheses 59(5): 552-554

Liang, F.Q.; Aleman, T.S.; ZaixinYang; Cideciyan, A.V.; Jacobson, S.G.; Bennett, J. 2001: Melatonin delays photoreceptor degeneration in the rds/rds mouse. Neuroreport 12(5): 1011-1014

Masana, M.I.; Witt-Enderby, P.A.; Dubocovich, M.L. 2003: Melatonin differentially modulates the expression and function of the hMT1 and hMT2 melatonin receptors upon prolonged withdrawal. Biochemical Pharmacology 65(5): 731-739

Tan, D.X.; Manchester, L.C.; Reiter, R.J.; Plummer, B.F.; Limson, J.; Weintraub, S.T.; Qi, W. 2000: Melatonin directly scavenges hydrogen peroxide: A potentially new metabolic pathway of melatonin biotransformation. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 29(11): 1177-1185

Marquez de Prado, B.; Castañeda, T.R.; Galindo, A.; del Arco, A.; Segovia, G.; Reiter, R.J.; Mora, F. 2000: Melatonin disrupts circadian rhythms of glutamate and GABA in the neostriatum of the aware rat: a microdialysis study. Journal of Pineal Research 29(4): 209-216

Baldwin, W.S.; Travlos, G.S.; Risinger, J.I.; Barrett, J.C. 1998: Melatonin does not inhibit estradiol-stimulated proliferation in MCF-7 and BG-1 cells. Carcinogenesis 19(11): 1895-1900

Hao, H.; Rivkees, S. 2000: Melatonin does not shift circadian phase in baboons. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 85(10): 3618-3622

Zamorsky, I.I.; Pishak, V.P.; Meshchishen, I.F. 1999: Melatonin effect on photoperiodic changes of brain glutathione system under acute hypoxia. Fiziolohichnyi Zhurnal 45(4): 69-76

Túnez, I.; del Carmen Muñoz, M.ía.; Feijoo, M.; Valdelvira, M.E.; Rafael Muñoz-Castañeda, J.; Montilla, P. 2003: Melatonin effect on renal oxidative stress under constant light exposure. Cell Biochemistry and Function 21(1): 35-40

Peled, N.; Shorer, Z.; Peled, E.; Pillar, G. 2001: Melatonin effect on seizures in children with severe neurologic deficit disorders. Epilepsia 42(9): 1208-1210

Cardinali, D.P.; Ladizesky, M.G.; Boggio, Vónica.; Cutrera, R.A.; Mautalen, C. 2003: Melatonin effects on bone: Experimental facts and clinical perspectives. Journal of Pineal Research 34(2): 81-87

Cos, S.; Fernández, R. 2000: Melatonin effects on intercellular junctional communication in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. Journal of Pineal Research 29(3): 166-171

Rimler, A.; Culig, Z.; Levy-Rimler, G.; Lupowitz, Z.; Klocker, H.; Matzkin, H.; Bartsch, G.; Zisapel, N. 2001: Melatonin elicits nuclear exclusion of the human androgen receptor and attenuates its activity. Prostate 49(2): 145-154

Raghavendra, V.; Singh, V.; Kulkarni, S.K.; Agrewala, J.N. 2001: Melatonin enhances Th2 cell mediated immune responses: Lack of sensitivity to reversal by naltrexone or benzodiazepine receptor antagonists. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 221(1-2): 57-62

Huang, Y-Su.; Jiang, J-Wei.; Cao, X-Ding.; Wu, G-Cheng. 2003: Melatonin enhances lymphocyte proliferation and decreases the release of pituitary pro-opiomelanocortin-derived peptides in surgically traumatized rats. Neuroscience Letters 343(2): 109-112

Sharma, V.Kumar.; Chidambaram, R.; Yadunandam, A.Kasin. 2003: Melatonin enhances the sensitivity of circadian pacemakers to light in the nocturnal field mouse Mus booduga. Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A Comparative Experimental Biology 297(2): 160-168

Tricoire, H.él.èn.; Locatelli, A.; Chemineau, P.; Malpaux, B.ît. 2002: Melatonin enters the cerebrospinal fluid through the pineal recess. Endocrinology 143(1): 84-90

Kripke, D.F.; Youngstedt, S.D.; Rex, K.M.; Klauber, M.R.; Elliott, J.A. 2003: Melatonin excretion with affect disorders over age 60. Psychiatry Research 118(1): 47-54

Ohta, Y.; Kongo, M.; Kishikawa, T. 2003: Melatonin exerts a therapeutic effect on cholestatic liver injury in rats with bile duct ligation. Journal of Pineal Research 34(2): 119-126

Mantovani, M.; Pértile, R.; Calixto, Jão.B.; Santos, A.R.S.; Rodrigues, A.Lúcia.S. 2003: Melatonin exerts an antidepressant-like effect in the tail suspension test in mice: Evidence for involvement of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors and the L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway. Neuroscience Letters 343(1): 1-4

Smits, M.G.; Nagtegaal, E.E.; van der Heijden, J.; Coenen, A.M.; Kerkhof, G.A. 2001: Melatonin for chronic sleep onset insomnia in children: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Journal of Child Neurology 16(2): 86-92

Van-Wieringen, S.; Jansen, T.; Smits, M.G.; Nagtegaal, J.E.; Coenen, A.M.L. 2001: Melatonin for chronic whiplash syndrome with delayed melatonin onset: Randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Clinical Drug Investigation 21(12): 813-820

Nelson, L.Anne.; McGuire, J.Michael.; Hausafus, S.N. 2003: Melatonin for the treatment of tardive dyskinesia. Annals of PharmacoTherapy 37(7-8): 1128-1131

Dodge, N.N.; Wilson, G.A. 2001: Melatonin for treatment of sleep disorders in children with developmental disabilities. Journal of Child Neurology 16(8): 581-584

Tjon Pian Gi, C.V.; Broeren, J.P.A.; Starreveld, J.S.; A Versteegh, F.G. 2003: Melatonin for treatment of sleeping disorders in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a preliminary open label study. European Journal of Pediatrics 162(7-8): 554-555

Cohen-Mansfield; Garfinkel; Lipson 2000: Melatonin for treatment of sundowning in elderly persons with dementia - a preliminary study. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 31(1): 65-76

van den Top, M.; Buijs, R.M.; Ruijter, J.M.; Delagrange, P.; Spanswick, D.; Hermes, M.L. 2001: Melatonin generates an outward potassium current in rat suprachiasmatic nucleus neurones in vitro independent of their circadian rhythm. Neuroscience 107(1): 99-108

Mclellan, T.M.; Smith, I.F.; Gannon, G.A.; Zamecnik, J. 2000: Melatonin has no effect on tolerance to uncompensable heat stress in man. European Journal of Applied Physiology 83(4-5): 336-343

Luboshitzky, R.; Shen-Orr, Z.; Ishai, A.; Lavie, P. 2000: Melatonin hypersecretion in male patients with adult-onset idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes: Official Journal German Society of Endocrinology and German Diabetes Association 108(2): 142-145

Ortega-Gutiérrez, S.; García, J.J.; Martínez-Ballarín, E.; Reiter, R.J.; Millán-Plano, S.; Robinson, M.; Acuña-Castroviejo, D. 2002: Melatonin improves deferoxamine antioxidant activity in protecting against lipid peroxidation caused by hydrogen peroxide in rat brain homogenates. Neuroscience Letters 323(1): 55-59

Shamir, E.; Laudon, M.; Barak, Y.; Anis, Y.; Rotenberg, V.; Elizur, A.; Zisapel, N. 2000: Melatonin improves sleep quality of patients with chronic schizophrenia. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 61(5): 373-377

Savaskan, E. 2002: Melatonin in aging and neurodegeneration. Drug Development Research 56(3): 482-490

Skene, D.J.; Lockley, S.W.; Arendt, J. 1999: Melatonin in circadian sleep disorders in the blind. Biological Signals and Receptors 8(1-2): 90-95

Fauteck, J.; Schmidt, H.; Lerchl, A.; Kurlemann, G.; Wittkowski, W. 1999: Melatonin in epilepsy: first results of replacement therapy and first clinical results. Biological Signals and Receptors 8(1-2): 105-110

Andrade, C.; Srihari, B.S.; Reddy, K.P.; Chandramma, L. 2001: Melatonin in medically ill patients with insomnia: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 62(1): 41-45

Baskett, J.J.; Wood, P.C.; Broad, J.B.; Duncan, J.R.; English, J.; Arendt, J. 2001: Melatonin in older people with age-related sleep maintenance problems: a comparison with age matched normal sleepers. Sleep 24(4): 418-424

Blaicher, W.; Speck, E.; Imhof, M.H.; Gruber, D.M.; Schneeberger, C.; Sator, M.O.; Huber, J.C. 2000: Melatonin in postmenopausal females. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics 263(3): 116-118

Wahlund, B. 1999: Melatonin in psychiatric disorders - subtyping affective disorder. Biological Signals and Receptors 8(1-2): 120-125

Reiter, R.J.; Maestroni, G.J. 1999: Melatonin in relation to the antioxidative defense and immune systems: Possible implications for cell and organ transplantation. Journal of Molecular Medicine 77(1): 36-39

Reiter, R.J. 1998: Melatonin in the context of the reported bioeffects of environmental electromagnetic fields. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 47(1): 135-142

Sjöblom, M.; Flemström, G. 2003: Melatonin in the duodenal lumen is a potent stimulant of mucosal bicarbonate secretion. Journal of Pineal Research 34(4): 288-293

Köhidai, L.; Vakkuri, O.; Keresztesi, M.; Leppäluoto, J.; Csaba, G. 2002: Melatonin in the unicellular Tetrahymena pyriformis: effects of different lighting conditions. Cell Biochemistry and Function 20(3): 269-272

Okatani, Y.; Wakatsuki, A.; Kaneda, C. 2000: Melatonin increases activities of glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase in fetal rat brain. Journal of Pineal Research 28(2): 89-96

Bonilla, E.; Valero, N.; Chacín-Bonilla, L.; Pons, H.éc.; Larreal, Y.; Medina-Leendertz, S.; Espina, L.M. 2003: Melatonin increases interleukin-1beta and decreases tumor necrosis factor alpha in the brain of mice infected with the Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus. Neurochemical Research 28(5): 681-686

Mazepa, R.C.; Cuevas, M.J.; Collado, P.S.; González-Gallego, J. 2000: Melatonin increases muscle and liver glycogen content in nonexercised and exercised rats. Life Sciences 66(2): 153-160

Ladizesky, M.G.; Boggio, Vónica.; Albornoz, L.E.; Castrillón, P.O.; Mautalen, C.; Cardinali, D.P. 2003: Melatonin increases oestradiol-induced bone formation in ovariectomized rats. Journal of Pineal Research 34(2): 143-151

Mediavilla, M.D.; Cos, S.; Sánchez-Barceló, E.J. 1999: Melatonin increases p53 and p21WAF1 expression in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells in vitro. Life Sciences 65(4): 415-420

Régrigny, O.; Delagrange, P.; Scalbert, E.; Atkinson, J.; Chillon, J.M. 2001: Melatonin increases pial artery tone and decreases the lower limit of cerebral blood flow autoregulation. Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology 15(4): 233-238

Martín, M.; Macías, M.; León, J.; Escames, G.; Khaldy, H.; Acuña-Castroviejo, Díos. 2002: Melatonin increases the activity of the oxidative phosphorylation enzymes and the production of ATP in rat brain and liver mitochondria. International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology 34(4): 348-357

Recchioni, R.; Marcheselli, F.; Moroni, F.; Gáspár, R.; Damjanovich, S.; Pieri, C. 1998: Melatonin increases the intensity of respiratory burst and prevents L-selectin shedding in human neutrophils in vitro. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 252(1): 20-24

Ramírez-Rodríguez, G.; Meza, I.; Hernández, M.ía.E.; Castillo, A.íd.; Benítez-King, G. 2003: Melatonin induced cyclic modulation of vectorial water transport in kidney-derived MDCK cells. Kidney International 63(4): 1356-1364

Dardente, H.; Menet, Jérôme.S.; Poirel, V.Joseph.; Streicher, D.; Gauer, Fçois.; Vivien-Roels, B.; Klosen, P.; Pévet, P.; Masson-Pévet, M. 2003: Melatonin induces Cry1 expression in the pars tuberalis of the rat. Brain Research. Molecular Brain Research 114(2): 101-106

Wiechmann, A.F.; Komori, N.; Matsumoto, H. 2002: Melatonin induces alterations in protein expression in the Xenopus laevis retina. Journal of Pineal Research 32(4): 270-274

Urata, Y.; Honma, S.; Goto, S.; Todoroki, S.; Iida, T.; Cho, S.; Honma, K.; Kondo, T. 1999: Melatonin induces gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase mediated by activator protein-1 in human vascular endothelial cells. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 27(7-8): 838-847

Venero, Jé.L.; Absi, E-Hadi.; Cano, J.; Machado, A. 2002: Melatonin induces tyrosine hydroxylase mRNA expression in the ventral mesencephalon but not in the hypothalamus. Journal of Pineal Research 32(1): 6-14

Witt-Enderby, P.A.; MacKenzie, R.S.; McKeon, R.M.; Carroll, E.A.; Bordt, S.L.; Melan, M.A. 2000: Melatonin induction of filamentous structures in non-neuronal cells that is dependent on expression of the human mt1 melatonin receptor. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton 46(1): 28-42

Hätönen, T.; Kirveskari, E.; Heiskala, H.; Sainio, K.; Laakso, M.L.; Santavuori, P. 1999: Melatonin ineffective in neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis patients with fragmented or normal motor activity rhythms recorded by wrist actigraphy. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism 66(4): 401-406

Anisimov, V.N.; Zavarzina, N.Y.; Zabezhinski, M.A.; Popovich, I.G.; Anikin, I.V.; Zimina, O.A.; Soloviev, M.V.; Shtylik, A.V.; Arutyunyan, A.V.; Oparina, T.I.; Prokopenko, V.M.; Khavinson, V.K. 2000: Melatonin influence on biological age, life span and spontaneous tumorigenesis in mice. Voprosy Onkologii (St Petersburg) 46(3): 311-319

Hva, K.R.; Olshevskii, E.G.; Markina, L.G.; Abramov, Y.V.; Volodina, T.V.; Kozeltzev, V.L.; Bykov, V.A. 2000: Melatonin influence on wound-healing and some biochemical characteristics of granulation tissue of rats. Voprosy Meditsinskoi Khimii 45(1): 52-61

Fraschini, F.; Cesarani, A.; Alpini, D.; Esposti, D.; Stankov, B.M. 1999: Melatonin influences human balance. Biological Signals and Receptors 8(1-2): 111-119

Blask, D.E.; Sauer, L.A.; Dauchy, R.T.; Holowachuk, E.W.; Ruhoff, M.S.; Kopff, H.S. 1999: Melatonin inhibition of cancer growth in vivo involves suppression of tumor fatty acid metabolism via melatonin receptor-mediated signal transduction events. Cancer Research 59(18): 4693-4701

Schiller, E.D.; Champney, T.H.; Reiter, C.K.; Dohrman, D.P. 2003: Melatonin inhibition of nicotine-stimulated dopamine release in PC12 cells. Brain Research 966(1): 95-102

Isobe, Y.; Torii, T.; Nishino, H. 2001: Melatonin inhibits Arg-vasopressin release via MT(2) receptor in the suprachiasmatic nucleus-slice culture of rats. Brain Research 889(1-2): 214-219

Markowska, M.; Waloch, M.; Skwarło-Sońta, K. 2001: Melatonin inhibits PHA-stimulated chicken lymphocyte proliferation in vitro. Journal of Pineal Research 30(4): 220-226

Yu, Q.; Miller, S.C.; Osmond, D.G. 2000: Melatonin inhibits apoptosis during early B-cell development in mouse bone marrow. Journal of Pineal Research 29(2): 86-93

Viswanathan, M. 2001: Melatonin inhibits calcitonin gene-related peptide-induced vasodilation and increase in cAMP in rat middle cerebral arteries. European Journal of Pharmacology 415(2-3): 247-250

Kiefer, T.; Ram, P.T.; Yuan, L.; Hill, S.M. 2002: Melatonin inhibits estrogen receptor transactivation and cAMP levels in breast cancer cells. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 71(1): 37-45

Crespo, E.; Macías, M.; Pozo, D.; Escames, G.; Martín, M.; Vives, F.; Guerrero, J.M.; Acuña-Castroviejo, D. 1999: Melatonin inhibits expression of the inducible NO synthase II in liver and lung and prevents endotoxemia in lipopolysaccharide-induced multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in rats. Faseb Journal: Official Publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 13(12): 1537-1546

Karasek, M.; Gruszka, A.; Lawnicka, H.; Kunert-Radek, J.; Pawlikowski, M. 2003: Melatonin inhibits growth of diethylstilbestrol-induced prolactin-secreting pituitary tumor in vitro: Possible involvement of nuclear RZR/ROR receptors. Journal of Pineal Research 34(4): 294-296

Ayar, A.; Martin, D.J.; Ozcan, M.; Kelestimur, H. 2001: Melatonin inhibits high voltage activated calcium currents in cultured rat dorsal root ganglion neurones. Neuroscience Letters 313(1-2): 73-77

Prosser, R.A. 1999: Melatonin inhibits in vitro serotonergic phase shifts of the suprachiasmatic circadian clock. Brain Research 818(2): 408-413

Picinato, M.Cecília.; Haber, E.Piltcher.; Cipolla-Neto, Jé.; Curi, R.; de Oliveira Carvalho, C.Roberta.; Carpinelli, A.Rafael. 2002: Melatonin inhibits insulin secretion and decreases PKA levels without interfering with glucose metabolism in rat pancreatic islets. Journal of Pineal Research 33(3): 156-160

Vural, H.; Sabuncu, T.; Arslan, S.O.; Aksoy, N. 2001: Melatonin inhibits lipid peroxidation and stimulates the antioxidant status of diabetic rats. Journal of Pineal Research 31(3): 193-198

Wakatsuki, A.; Okatani, Y.; Ikenoue, N.; Izumiya, C.; Kaneda, C. 2000: Melatonin inhibits oxidative modification of low-density lipoprotein particles in normolipidemic post-menopausal women. Journal of Pineal Research 28(3): 136-142

Podda, M.V.; Deriu, F.; Giaconi, E.; Milia, M.; Tolu, E. 2003: Melatonin inhibits rat medial vestibular nucleus neuron activity in vitro. Neuroscience Letters 341(3): 209-212

Leon-Blanco, M.M.; Guerrero, J.M.; Reiter, R.J.; Calvo, J.R.; Pozo, D. 2003: Melatonin inhibits telomerase activity in the MCF-7 tumor cell line both in vivo and in vitro. Journal of Pineal Research 35(3): 204-211

Wang, M.; Yokotani, K.; Nakamura, K.; Murakami, Y.; Okada, S.; Osumi, Y. 1999: Melatonin inhibits the central sympatho-adrenomedullary outflow in rats. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology 81(1): 29-33

Nagi, M.N.; Mansour, M.A.; Al-Shabanah, O.A.; El-Kashef, H.A. 2002: Melatonin inhibits the contractile effect of vanadate in the isolated pulmonary arterial rings of rats: possible role of hydrogen peroxide. Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology 16(6): 273-278

Wu, C.S.; Leu, S.F.; Yang, H.Y.; Huang, B.M. 2001: Melatonin inhibits the expression of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein and steroidogenesis in MA-10 cells. Journal of Andrology 22(2): 245-254

Juszczak, M.; Stempniak, B. 2003: Melatonin inhibits the substance P-induced secretion of vasopressin and oxytocin from the rat hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system: In vitro studies. Brain Research Bulletin 59(5): 393-397

Okatani, Y.; Wakatsuki, A.; Morioka, N.; Watanabe, K. 1999: Melatonin inhibits the vasorelaxant action of peroxynitrite in human umbilical artery. Journal of Pineal Research 27(2): 111-115

Okatani, Y.; Wakatsuki, A.; Watanabe, K.; Ikenoue, N.; Fukaya, T. 2000: Melatonin inhibits vasospastic action of oxidized low-density lipoprotein in human umbilical arteries. Journal of Pineal Research 29(2): 74-80

Harms, C.; Lautenschlager, M.; Bergk, A.; Freyer, D.; Weih, M.; Dirnagl, U.; Weber, J.R.; Hörtnagl, H. 2000: Melatonin is protective in necrotic but not in caspase-dependent, free radical-independent apoptotic neuronal cell death in primary neuronal cultures. FASEB Journal 14(12): 1814-1824

Molinero, P.; Soutto, M.; Benot, S.; Hmadcha, A.; Guerrero, J.M. 2000: Melatonin is responsible for the nocturnal increase observed in serum and thymus of thymosin alpha1 and thymulin concentrations: observations in rats and humans. Journal of Neuroimmunology 103(2): 180-188

Aarseth, J.J.; Van't Hof, T.J.; Stokkan, K.-A. 2003: Melatonin is rhythmic in newborn seals exposed to continuous light. Journal of Comparative Physiology. B Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology 173(1): 37-42

Wassmer, E.; Carter, P.F.; Quinn, E.; McLean, N.; Welsh, G.; Seri, S.; Whitehouse, W.P. 2001: Melatonin is useful for recording sleep EEGs: A prospective audit of outcome. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 43(11): 735-738

Barriga, C.; Marchena, J.M.; Ortega, E.; Martin, M.I.; Rodriguez, A.B. 2000: Melatonin levels and exercise in adolescent boys and girls. Biogenic Amines 15(6): 643-653

Korszun, A.; Sackett-Lundeen, L.; Papadopoulos, E.; Brucksch, C.; Masterson, L.; Engelberg, N.C.; Haus, E.; Demitrack, M.A.; Crofford, L. 1999: Melatonin levels in women with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Journal of Rheumatology 26(12): 2675-2680

von Gall, C.; Weaver, D.R.; Kock, M.; Korf, H.W.; Stehle, J.H. 2000: Melatonin limits transcriptional impact of phosphoCREB in the mouse SCN via the Mel1a receptor. Neuroreport 11(9): 1803-1807

Arushanyan, E.B.; Ovanesov, K.B. 1999: Melatonin lowers the light sensitivity threshold of the human eye retina. Eksperimental'naya i Klinicheskaya Farmakologiya 62(2): 58-60

Nelson, R.J.; Drazen, D.L. 1999: Melatonin mediates seasonal adjustments in immune function. Reproduction Nutrition Development 39(3): 383-398

Burch, J.B.; Reif, J.S.; Noonan, C.W.; Ichinose, T.; Bachand, A.M.; Koleber, T.L.; Yost, M.G. 2002: Melatonin metabolite excretion among cellular telephone users. International Journal of Radiation Biology 78(11): 1029-1036

Burch, J.B.; Reif, J.S.; Noonan, C.W.; Yost, M.G. 2000: Melatonin metabolite levels in workers exposed to 60-Hz magnetic fields: work in substations and with 3-phase conductors. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 42(2): 136-142

Mendelson, W.B. 2002: Melatonin microinjection into the medial preoptic area increases sleep in the rat. Life Sciences 71(17): 2067-2070

Chao, D.M.; Chen, G.; Cheng, J.S. 2001: Melatonin might be one possible medium of electroacupuncture anti-seizures. Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research 26(1-2): 39-48

Martins, E.; Ligeiro de Oliveira, A.P.; Fialho de Araujo, A.M.; Tavares de Lima, W.; Cipolla-Neto, J.; Costa Rosa, L.F. 2001: Melatonin modulates allergic lung inflammation. Journal of Pineal Research 31(4): 363-369

Li, G.L.; Li, P.; Yang, X.L. 2001: Melatonin modulates gamma-aminobutyric acid(A) receptor-mediated currents on isolated carp retinal neurons. Neuroscience Letters 301(1): 49-53

Karu, T.I.; Pyatibrat, L.V.; Ryabykh, T.P. 2003: Melatonin modulates the action of near infrared radiation on cell adhesion. Journal of Pineal Research 34(3): 167-172

Cabeza, J.; Alarcón-de-la-Lastra, C.; Jiménez, D.; Martín, M.ía.-J.é; Motilva, V. 2003: Melatonin modulates the effects of gastric injury in rats: role of prostaglandins and nitric oxide. Neuro-Signals 12(2): 71-77

Kühlwein, E.; Irwin, M. 2001: Melatonin modulation of lymphocyte proliferation and Th1/Th2 cytokine expression. Journal of Neuroimmunology 117(1-2): 51-57

Zago, W.M.; Markus, R.P. 1999: Melatonin modulation of presynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors located on short noradrenergic neurons of the rat vas deferens: a pharmacological characterization. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 32(8): 999-1006

Misztal, T.; Romanowicz, K.; Barcikowski, B. 1999: Melatonin modulation of the daily prolactin secretion in intact and ovariectomized ewes. Relation to a phase of the estrous cycle and to the presence of estradiol. Neuroendocrinology 69(2): 105-112

Chan, A.S.L.; Lai, F.P.L.; Lo, R.K.H.; Voyno-Yasenetskaya, T.A.; Stanbridge, E.J.; Wong, Y.H. 2002: Melatonin mt1 and MT2 receptors stimulate c-Jun N-terminal kinase via pertussis toxin-sensitive and -insensitive G proteins. Cellular Signalling 14(3): 249-257

Rajaratnam, S.M.W.; Dijk, D.-J.; Middleton, B.; Stone, B.M.; Arendt, J. 2003: Melatonin phase-shifts human circadian rhythms with no evidence of changes in the duration of endogenous melatonin secretion or the 24-hour production of reproductive hormones. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 88(9): 4303-4309

Lissoni, P.; Paolorossi, F.; Mandala, L.; Fumagalli, L.; Ardizzoia, A. 1999: Melatonin plus interleukin-2 is more effective as neuroimmunotherapy than melatonin plus somastatin analogs and bromocriptine as polyneuroendocrine therapy in untreatable advanced solid tumor patients. International Journal of Immunotherapy 15(2): 67-72

Lin, M-Tsun.; Chuang, J-Ing. 2002: Melatonin potentiates 5-HT(1A) receptor activation in rat hypothalamus and results in hypothermia. Journal of Pineal Research 33(1): 14-19

Wang, X.F.; Pang, C.S.-F.; Pang, S.F.; Wong, T.M. 2002: Melatonin potentiates phenylephrine-stimulated intracellular Ca2+ transient in smooth muscle cell of large arteries of chick embryo. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology 40(3): 356-362

Wu, F.S.; Yang, Y.C.; Tsai, J.J. 1999: Melatonin potentiates the GABA(A) receptor-mediated current in cultured chick spinal cord neurons. Neuroscience Letters 260(3): 177-180

Aarseth, J.J.; Nordøy, E.S.; Stokkan, K.A. 2001: Melatonin potentiates the vasoconstrictive effect of noradrenaline in renal artery from newborn hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) and harp seals (Phoca groenlandica). Journal of Comparative Physiology. B Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology 171(6): 491-496

Benitez-King, G.; Túnez, I.; Bellon, A.; Ortíz, G.G.; Antón-Tay, F. 2003: Melatonin prevents cytoskeletal alterations and oxidative stress induced by okadaic acid in N1E-115 cells. Experimental Neurology 182(1): 151-159

Qi, W.; Reiter, R.J.; Tan, D.X.; Manchester, L.C.; Calvo, J.R. 2001: Melatonin prevents delta-aminolevulinic acid-induced oxidative DNA damage in the presence of Fe2+. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 218(1-2): 87-92

Wu, C.C.; Chiao, C.W.; Hsiao, G.; Chen, A.; Yen, M.H. 2001: Melatonin prevents endotoxin-induced circulatory failure in rats. Journal of Pineal Research 30(3): 147-156

Bilici, D.; Süleyman, H.; Banoğlu, Z.Nur.; Kiziltunç, A.; Avci, B.; Ciftçioğlu, A.; Bilici, S. 2002: Melatonin prevents ethanol-induced gastric mucosal damage possibly due to its antioxidant effect. Digestive Diseases and Sciences 47(4): 856-861

Martinez-Cruz, F.; Espinar, A.; Pozo, D.; Osuna, C.; Guerrero, J.M. 2002: Melatonin prevents focal rat cerebellum injury as assessed by induction of heat shock protein (HO-1) following subarachnoid injections of lysed blood. Neuroscience Letters 331(3): 208-210

Jahovic, N.; Cevik, Hülya.; Sehirli, A.Ozer.; Yeğen, B.C.; Sener, Göksel. 2003: Melatonin prevents methotrexate-induced hepatorenal oxidative injury in rats. Journal of Pineal Research 34(4): 282-287

Sener, Göksel.; Sehirli, A.Ozer.; Satiroğlu, H.; Keyer-Uysal, M.; Yeğen, B.C. 2002: Melatonin prevents oxidative kidney damage in a rat model of thermal injury. Life Sciences 70(25): 2977-2985

Shiesh, S.C.; Chen, C.Y.; Lin, X.Z.; Liu, Z.A.; Tsao, H.C. 2000: Melatonin prevents pigment gallstone formation induced by bile duct ligation in guinea pigs. Hepatology 32(3): 455-460

Martínez-Cruz, F.; Guerrero, J.M.; Osuna, C. 2002: Melatonin prevents the formation of pyrrolized proteins in human plasma induced by hydrogen peroxide. Neuroscience Letters 326(3): 147-150

Yoshida, M.; Fukuda, A.; Hara, M.; Terada, A.; Kitanaka, Y.; Owada, S. 2003: Melatonin prevents the increase in hydroxyl radical-spin trap adduct formation caused by the addition of cisplatin in vitro. Life Sciences 72(15): 1773-1780

Sivan, Y.; Laudon, M.; Tauman, R.; Zisapel, N. 2001: Melatonin production in healthy infants: evidence for seasonal variations. Pediatric Research 49(1): 63-68

Kirchlechner, V.; Hoffmann-Ehrhart, B.; Kovacs, J.; Waldhauser, F. 2001: Melatonin production is similar in children with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis or other forms of enuresis/incontinence and in controls. Journal of Urology 166(6): 2407-2410

Roth, J.A.; Kim, B.G.; Lin, W.L.; Cho, M.I. 1999: Melatonin promotes osteoblast differentiation and bone formation. Journal of Biological Chemistry 274(31): 22041-22047

Zhdanova, I.V.; Geiger, D.A.; Schwagerl, A.L.; Leclair, O.U.; Killiany, R.; Taylor, J.A.; Rosene, D.L.; Moss, M.B.; Madras, B.K. 2002: Melatonin promotes sleep in three species of diurnal nonhuman primates. Physiology and Behavior 75(4): 523-529

Zhdanova, I.V.; Wang, S.Y.; Leclair, O.U.; Danilova, N.P. 2001: Melatonin promotes sleep-like state in zebrafish. Brain Research 903(1-2): 263-268

Xu, M.; Ashraf, M. 2002: Melatonin protection against lethal myocyte injury induced by doxorubicin as reflected by effects on mitochondrial membrane potential. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 34(1): 75-79

Olivieri, G.; Hess, C.; Savaskan, E.; Ly, C.; Meier, F.; Baysang, G.; Brockhaus, M.; Müller-Spahn, F. 2001: Melatonin protects SHSY5Y neuroblastoma cells from cobalt-induced oxidative stress, neurotoxicity and increased beta-amyloid secretion. Journal of Pineal Research 31(4): 320-325

Pei, Z.; Cheung, R.Tak.Fai. 2003: Melatonin protects SHSY5Y neuronal cells but not cultured astrocytes from ischemia due to oxygen and glucose deprivation. Journal of Pineal Research 34(3): 194-201

Morioka, N.; Okatani, Y.; Wakatsuki, A. 1999: Melatonin protects against age-related DNA damage in the brains of female senescence-accelerated mice. Journal of Pineal Research 27(4): 202-209

Xu, M.F.; Ho, S.; Qian, Z.M.; Tang, P.L. 2001: Melatonin protects against cardiac toxicity of doxorubicin in rat. Journal of Pineal Research 31(4): 301-307

Parmar, P.; Limson, J.; Nyokong, T.; Daya, S. 2002: Melatonin protects against copper-mediated free radical damage. Journal of Pineal Research 32(4): 237-242

Tomás-Zapico, C.; Martínez-Fraga, J.; Rodríguez-Colunga, Mía.Josefa.; Tolivia, D.; Hardeland, Rüdiger.; Coto-Montes, A. 2002: Melatonin protects against delta-aminolevulinic acid-induced oxidative damage in male Syrian hamster Harderian glands. International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology 34(5): 544-553

Bandyopadhyay, D.; Bandyopadhyay, A.; Das, P.K.; Reiter, R.J. 2002: Melatonin protects against gastric ulceration and increases the efficacy of ranitidine and omeprazole in reducing gastric damage. Journal of Pineal Research 33(1): 1-7

Sener, Göksel.; Sehirli, A.Ozer.; Altunbas, H.Z.; Ersoy, Y.; Paskaloglu, Kübra.; Arbak, S.; Ayanoglu-Dulger, Gül. 2002: Melatonin protects against gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats. Journal of Pineal Research 32(4): 231-236

Salie, R.; Harper, I.; Cillie, C.; Genade, S.; Huisamen, B.; Moolman, J.; Lochner, A. 2001: Melatonin protects against ischaemic-reperfusion myocardial damage. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 33(2): 343-357

Wakatsuki, A.; Okatani, Y.; Izumiya, C.; Ikenoue, N. 1999: Melatonin protects against ischemia and reperfusion-induced oxidative lipid and DNA damage in fetal rat brain. Journal of Pineal Research 26(3): 147-152

Wakatsuki, A.; Okatani, Y.; Shinohara, K.; Ikenoue, N.; Fukaya, T. 2001: Melatonin protects against ischemia/reperfusion-induced oxidative damage to mitochondria in fetal rat brain. Journal of Pineal Research 31(2): 167-172

Ochoa, J.J.; Vílchez, Mía.J.; Palacios, M.A.; García, Jín.J.; Reiter, R.J.; Muñoz-Hoyos, A. 2003: Melatonin protects against lipid peroxidation and membrane rigidity in erythrocytes from patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. Journal of Pineal Research 35(2): 104-108

Okatani, Y.; Wakatsuki, A.; Shinohara, K.; Taniguchi, K.; Fukaya, T. 2001: Melatonin protects against oxidative mitochondrial damage induced in rat placenta by ischemia and reperfusion. Journal of Pineal Research 31(2): 173-178

Karbownik, Młgorzata.; Reiter, R.J. 2002: Melatonin protects against oxidative stress caused by delta-aminolevulinic acid: implications for cancer reduction. Cancer Investigation 20(2): 276-286

Wakatsuki, A.; Okatani, Y.; Ikenoue, N.; Shinohara, K.; Watanabe, K.; Fukaya, T. 2001: Melatonin protects against oxidized low-density lipoprotein-induced inhibition of nitric oxide production in human umbilical artery. Journal of Pineal Research 31(3): 281-288

Cruz, A.; Padillo, F.J.; Túnez, I.; Muñoz, C.; Granados, J.; Pera-Madrazo, C.; Montilla, P. 2001: Melatonin protects against renal oxidative stress after obstructive jaundice in rats. European Journal of Pharmacology 425(2): 135-139

Andersson, A.K.; Sandler, S. 2001: Melatonin protects against streptozotocin, but not interleukin-1beta-induced damage of rodent pancreatic beta-cells. Journal of Pineal Research 30(3): 157-165

Bandyopadhyay, D.; Biswas, K.; Bandyopadhyay, U.; Reiter, R.J.; Banerjee, R.K. 2000: Melatonin protects against stress-induced gastric lesions by scavenging the hydroxyl radical. Journal of Pineal Research 29(3): 143-151

Brotto, L.A.; Gorzalka, B.B.; LaMarre, A.K. 2001: Melatonin protects against the effects of chronic stress on sexual behaviour in male rats. Neuroreport 12(16): 3465-3469

Wakatsuki, A.; Okatani, Y. 2000: Melatonin protects against the free radical-induced impairment of nitric oxide production in the human umbilical artery. Journal of Pineal Research 28(3): 172-178

Jia-Yanjie; Xin-Zhaoliang; Hu-Haitao 2000: Melatonin protects beta-cell from streptozotocin induced injury. Xi'an Yike Daxue Xuebao 21(1): 13-15, 41

Wakatsuki, A.; Okatani, Y.; Shinohara, K.; Ikenoue, N.; Kaneda, C.; Fukaya, T. 2001: Melatonin protects fetal rat brain against oxidative mitochondrial damage. Journal of Pineal Research 30(1): 22-28

Okatani, Y.; Wakatsuki, A.; Reiter, R.J. 2002: Melatonin protects hepatic mitochondrial respiratory chain activity in senescence-accelerated mice. Journal of Pineal Research 32(3): 143-148

Nickel, A.; Wohlrab, W. 2000: Melatonin protects human keratinocytes from UVB irradiation by light absorption. Archives of Dermatological Research 292(7): 366-368

Tesoriere, L.; D'arpa, D.; Conti, S.; Giaccone, V.; Pintaudi, A.M.; Livrea, M.A. 1999: Melatonin protects human red blood cells from oxidative hemolysis: New insights into the radical-scavenging activity. Journal of Pineal Research 27(2): 95-105

Baydas, G.; Reiter, R.J.; Nedzvetskii, V.S.; Yaşar, A.; Tuzcu, M.; Ozveren, F.; Canatan, H. 2003: Melatonin protects the central nervous system of rats against toluene-containing thinner intoxication by reducing reactive gliosis. Toxicology Letters 137(3): 169-174

Reiter, R.J.; Tan, D-Xian.; Sainz, R.M.; Mayo, J.C. 2002: Melatonin protects the heart against both ischemia/reperfusion injury and chemotherapeutic drugs. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy 16(1): 5-6

Raghavendra, V.; Singh, V.; Shaji, A.V.; Vohra, H.; Kulkarni, S.K.; Agrewala, J.N. 2001: Melatonin provides signal 3 to unprimed CD4(+) T cells but failed to stimulate LPS primed B cells. Clinical and Experimental Immunology 124(3): 414-422

Wiechmann, A.F.; Campbell, L.D.; Defoe, D.M. 1999: Melatonin receptor RNA expression in Xenopus retina. Brain Research. Molecular Brain Research 63(2): 297-303

Wiechmann, A.F.; Smith, A.R. 2001: Melatonin receptor RNA is expressed in photoreceptors and displays a diurnal rhythm in Xenopus retina. Brain Research. Molecular Brain Research 91(1-2): 104-111

Roy, D.; Belsham, D.D. 2002: Melatonin receptor activation regulates GnRH gene expression and secretion in GT1-7 GnRH neurons. Signal transduction mechanisms. Journal of Biological Chemistry 277(1): 251-258

Chucharoen, P.; Chetsawang, B.; Srikiatkhachorn, A.; Govitrapong, P. 2003: Melatonin receptor expression in rat cerebral artery. Neuroscience Letters 341(3): 259-261

Wiechmann, A.F.; Rada, J.A. 2003: Melatonin receptor expression in the cornea and sclera. Experimental Eye Research 77(2): 219-225

Wiechmann, A.F.; Wirsig-Wiechmann, C.R. 2001: Melatonin receptor mRNA and protein expression in Xenopus laevis nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells. Experimental Eye Research 73(5): 617-623

Niles, L.P.; Wang, J.; Shen, L.; Lobb, D.K.; Younglai, E.V. 1999: Melatonin receptor mRNA expression in human granulosa cells. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 156(1-2): 107-110

Natesan, A.K.; Cassone, V.M. 2002: Melatonin receptor mRNA localization and rhythmicity in the retina of the domestic chick, Gallus domesticus. Visual Neuroscience 19(3): 265-274

Nelson, C.S.; Marino, J.L.; Allen, C.N. 1999: Melatonin receptor potentiation of cyclic AMP and the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator ion channel. Journal of Pineal Research 26(2): 113-121

Steffens, F.; Zhou, X-Bo.; Sausbier, U.; Sailer, C.; Motejlek, K.; Ruth, P.; Olcese, J.; Korth, M.; Wieland, T. 2003: Melatonin receptor signaling in pregnant and nonpregnant rat uterine myocytes as probed by large conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel activity. Molecular Endocrinology 17(10): 2103-2115

Ching, A.C.; Hughes, M.R.; Poon, A.M.; Pang, S.F. 1999: Melatonin receptors and melatonin inhibition of duck salt gland secretion. General and Comparative Endocrinology 116(2): 229-240

Barrett, P.; Morris, M.; Choi, W.S.; Ross, A.; Morgan, P.J. 1999: Melatonin receptors and signal transduction mechanisms. Biological Signals and Receptors 8(1-2): 6-14

Witt-Enderby, P.A.; Bennett, J.; Jarzynka, M.J.; Firestine, S.; Melan, M.A. 2003: Melatonin receptors and their regulation: Biochemical and structural mechanisms. Life Sciences 72(20): 2183-2198

Gilad, E.; Laufer, M.; Matzkin, H.; Zisapel, N. 1999: Melatonin receptors in PC3 human prostate tumor cells. Journal of Pineal Research 26(4): 211-220

Roberts, J.E.; Wiechmann, A.F.; Hu, D.N. 2000: Melatonin receptors in human uveal melanocytes and melanoma cells. Journal of Pineal Research 28(3): 165-171

Williams, L.M.; Hannah, L.T.; Bassett, J.M. 1999: Melatonin receptors in neonatal pig brain and pituitary gland. Journal of Pineal Research 26(1): 43-49

Fischer, T.W.; Scholz, G.; Knöll, B.; Hipler, U.C.; Elsner, P. 2001: Melatonin reduces UV-induced reactive oxygen species in a dose-dependent manner in IL-3-stimulated leukocytes. Journal of Pineal Research 31(1): 39-45

Kim, B.C.; Shon, B.S.; Ryoo, Y.W.; Kim, S.P.; Lee, K.S. 2001: Melatonin reduces X-ray irradiation-induced oxidative damages in cultured human skin fibroblasts. Journal of Dermatological Science 26(3): 194-200

Nava, F.; Carta, G. 2001: Melatonin reduces anxiety induced by lipopolysaccharide in the rat. Neuroscience Letters 307(1): 57-60

Kondoh, T.; Uneyama, H.; Nishino, H.; Torii, K. 2002: Melatonin reduces cerebral edema formation caused by transient forebrain ischemia in rats. Life Sciences 72(4-5): 583-590

Mei, Q.; Yu, J-Ping.; Xu, J-Ming.; Wei, W.; Xiang, L.; Yue, L. 2002: Melatonin reduces colon immunological injury in rats by regulating activity of macrophages. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 23(10): 882-886

Cuzzocrea, S.; Mazzon, E.; Serraino, I.; Lepore, V.; Terranova, M.L.; Ciccolo, A.; Caputi, A.P. 2001: Melatonin reduces dinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced colitis. Journal of Pineal Research 30(1): 1-12

Baydas, G.; Reiter, R.J.; Yasar, A.; Tuzcu, M.; Akdemir, I.; Nedzvetskii, V.S. 2003: Melatonin reduces glial reactivity in the hippocampus, cortex, and cerebellum of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 35(7): 797-804

Clapp-Lilly, K.L.; Smith, M.A.; Perry, G.; Duffy, L.K. 2001: Melatonin reduces interleukin secretion in amyloid-beta stressed mouse brain slices. Chemico-Biological Interactions 134(1): 101-107

Taysi, S.; Koc, M.; Büyükokuroğlu, M.Emin.; Altinkaynak, K.; Sahin, Yşar.Nuri. 2003: Melatonin reduces lipid peroxidation and nitric oxide during irradiation-induced oxidative injury in the rat liver. Journal of Pineal Research 34(3): 173-177

Shen, Y-Xian.; Xu, S-Yun.; Wei, W.; Sun, X-Xia.; Yang, J.; Liu, L-Hua.; Dong, C. 2002: Melatonin reduces memory changes and neural oxidative damage in mice treated with D-galactose. Journal of Pineal Research 32(3): 173-178

Pei, Z.; Fung, P.C.W.; Cheung, R.T.F. 2003: Melatonin reduces nitric oxide level during ischemia but not blood-brain barrier breakdown during reperfusion in a rat middle cerebral artery occlusion stroke model. Journal of Pineal Research 34(2): 110-118

Storr, M.; Koppitz, P.; Sibaev, A.; Saur, D.; Kurjak, M.; Franck, H.; Schusdziarra, V.; Allescher, H-D. 2002: Melatonin reduces non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic relaxant neurotransmission by inhibition of nitric oxide synthase activity in the gastrointestinal tract of rodents in vitro. Journal of Pineal Research 33(2): 101-108

El-Sokkary, G.H.; Omar, H.M.; Hassanein, A-Fattah.M.M.; Cuzzocrea, S.; Reiter, R.J. 2002: Melatonin reduces oxidative damage and increases survival of mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 32(4): 319-332

Okatani, Y.; Wakatsuki, A.; Reiter, R.J.; Miyahara, Y. 2002: Melatonin reduces oxidative damage of neural lipids and proteins in senescence-accelerated mouse. Neurobiology of Aging 23(4): 639-644

Cabrera, J.; Reiter, R.J.; Tan, D.X.; Qi, W.; Sainz, R.M.; Mayo, J.C.; Garcia, J.J.; Kim, S.J.; El-Sokkary, G. 2000: Melatonin reduces oxidative neurotoxicity due to quinolinic acid: In vitro and in vivo findings. Neuropharmacology 39(3): 507-514

Karbownik, M.; Reiter, R.J.; Garcia, J.J.; Tan, D. 2000: Melatonin reduces phenylhydrazine-induced oxidative damage to cellular membranes: evidence for the involvement of iron. International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology 32(10): 1045-1054

Hsu, C-Hung.; Chi, B-Ching.; Casida, J.E. 2002: Melatonin reduces phosphine-induced lipid and DNA oxidation in vitro and in vivo in rat brain. Journal of Pineal Research 32(1): 53-58

Karbownik, M.; Reiter, R.J.; Garcia, J.J.; Tan, D.X.; Qi, W.; Manchester, L.C. 2000: Melatonin reduces rat hepatic macromolecular damage due to oxidative stress caused by delta-aminolevulinic acid. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1523(2-3): 140-146

Karbownik, M.; Tan, D.X.; Reiter, R.J. 2000: Melatonin reduces the oxidation of nuclear DNA and membrane lipids induced by the carcinogen delta-aminolevulinic acid. International Journal of Cancer 88(1): 7-11

Bilbo, S.D.; Nelson, R.J. 2002: Melatonin regulates energy balance and attenuates fever in Siberian hamsters. Endocrinology 143(7): 2527-2533

Sainz, R.M.; Mayo, J.C.; Reiter, R.J.; Antolin, I.; Esteban, M.M.; Rodriguez, C. 1999: Melatonin regulates glucocorticoid receptor: an answer to its antiapoptotic action in thymus. FASEB Journal 13(12): 1547-1556

El-Sherif, Y.; Tesoriero, J.; Hogan, M.V.; Wieraszko, A. 2003: Melatonin regulates neuronal plasticity in the hippocampus. Journal of Neuroscience Research 72(4): 454-460

Guerrero, H.Y.; Gauer, F.; Schuster, C.; Pévet, P.; Masson-Pévet, M. 2000: Melatonin regulates the mRNA expression of the mt(1) melatonin receptor in the rat Pars tuberalis. Neuroendocrinology 71(3): 163-169

Mayo, J.C.; Sainz, R.M.; Antoli, I.; Herrera, F.; Martin, V.; Rodriguez, C. 2002: Melatonin regulation of antioxidant enzyme gene expression. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences: Cmls 59(10): 1706-1713

Bonnefont-Rousselot, D.; Chevé, Génaël.; Gozzo, A.; Tailleux, A.; Guilloz, V.; Caisey, Séphanie.; Teissier, E.; Fruchart, J-Charles.; Delattre, J.; Jore, D.; Lesieur, D.; Duriez, P.; Gardès-Albert, M. 2002: Melatonin related compounds inhibit lipid peroxidation during copper or free radical-induced LDL oxidation. Journal of Pineal Research 33(2): 109-117

Mustanoja, S.M.; Bäck, N.; Alila-Johansson, A.; Laakso, M.L. 1999: Melatonin release from rat pineals in vitro is stimulated by both the alpha(2)-adrenoceptor agonist medetomidine and the antagonist atipamezole. European Journal of Pharmacology 383(1): 75-82

Jan, J.E.; Tai, J.; Hahn, G.; Rothstein, R.R. 2001: Melatonin replacement therapy in a child with a pineal tumor. Journal of Child Neurology 16(2): 139-140

Paparrigopoulos, T. 2002: Melatonin response to atenolol administration in depression: indication of beta-adrenoceptor dysfunction in a subtype of depression. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 106(6): 440-445

Paparrigopoulos, T.; Psarros, C.; Bergiannaki, J.D.; Varsou, E.; Dafni, U.; Stefanis, C. 2001: Melatonin response to clonidine administration in depression: indication of presynaptic alpha2-adrenoceptor dysfunction. Journal of Affective Disorders 65(3): 307-313

Raghavendra, V.; Kulkarni, S.K. 2000: Melatonin reversal of DOI-induced hypophagia in rats; possible mechanism by suppressing 5-HT(2A) receptor-mediated activation of HPA axis. Brain Research 860(1-2): 112-118

Raghavendra, V.; Agrewala, J.N.; Kulkarni, S.K. 2000: Melatonin reversal of lipopolysacharides-induced thermal and behavioral hyperalgesia in mice. European Journal of Pharmacology 395(1): 15-21

Aguiar, L.M.V.; Vasconcelos, S.M.M.; Sousa, F.C.F.; Viana, G.S.B. 2002: Melatonin reverses neurochemical alterations induced by 6-OHDA in rat striatum. Life Sciences 70(9): 1041-1051

Poeggeler, B.; Miravalle, L.; Zagorski, M.G.; Wisniewski, T.; Chyan, Y.J.; Zhang, Y.; Shao, H.; Bryant-Thomas, T.; Vidal, R.; Frangione, B.; Ghiso, J.; Pappolla, M.A. 2001: Melatonin reverses the profibrillogenic activity of apolipoprotein E4 on the Alzheimer amyloid Abeta peptide. Biochemistry 40(49): 14995-15001

Shanahan, T.L.; Kronauer, R.E.; Duffy, J.F.; Williams, G.H.; Czeisler, C.A.; Williams, G.H.; Czeisler, C.A. 1999: Melatonin rhythm observed throughout a three-cycle bright-light stimulus designed to reset the human circadian pacemaker. Journal of Biological Rhythms 14(3): 237-253

García-Allegue, R.; Madrid, J.A.; Sánchez-Vázquez, F.J. 2001: Melatonin rhythms in European sea bass plasma and eye: Influence of seasonal photoperiod and water temperature. Journal of Pineal Research 31(1): 68-75

Shibui, K.; Uchiyama, M.; Okawa, M. 1999: Melatonin rhythms in delayed sleep phase syndrome. Journal of Biological Rhythms 14(1): 72-76

Beloosesky, Y.; Grinblat, J.; Laudon, M.; Grosman, B.; Streifler, J.Y.; Zisapel, N. 2002: Melatonin rhythms in stroke patients. Neuroscience Letters 319(2): 103-106

Kaneko, S.; Okumura, K.; Numaguchi, Y.; Matsui, H.; Murase, K.; Mokuno, S.; Morishima, I.; Hira, K.; Toki, Y.; Ito, T.; Hayakawa, T. 2000: Melatonin scavenges hydroxyl radical and protects isolated rat hearts from ischemic reperfusion injury. Life Sciences 67(2): 101-112

Ishizuka, B.; Fusama, S.; Hirai, K.; Hosaka, T.; Hamada, N.; Amemiya, A.; Itoh, M.T. 2000: Melatonin secretion from organ-cultured pineal glands of rats: modulation by gonadectomy and gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist administration. European Journal of Endocrinology 142(4): 387-392

Mishima, K.; Tozawa, T.; Satoh, K.; Matsumoto, Y.; Hishikawa, Y.; Okawa, M. 1999: Melatonin secretion rhythm disorders in patients with senile dementia of Alzheimer's type with disturbed sleep-waking. Biological Psychiatry 45(4): 417-421

Kalsbeek, A.; Garidou, M.L.; Palm, I.F.; Van Der Vliet, J.; Simonneaux, V.; Pévet, P.; Buijs, R.M. 2000: Melatonin sees the light: Blocking GABA-ergic transmission in the paraventricular nucleus induces daytime secretion of melatonin. European Journal of Neuroscience 12(9): 3146-3154

Nathan, P.J.; Burrows, G.D.; Norman, T.R. 1999: Melatonin sensitivity to dim white light in affective disorders. Neuropsychopharmacology: Official Publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 21(3): 408-413