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The Pineal Gland: A Neurochemical Transducer: Chemical signals from nerves regulate synthesis of melatonin and convey information about internal clocks.
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In this article, Axelrod applied signal transduction theory to his research on the metabolic function of serotonin, even describing the pineal gland as a "neurochemical transducer."
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Metadata
- Authors
- Axelrod, J.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 1974-06-28
- Volume
- 184
- Issue
- 4144
- Pages
- 1341-1348
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2064215179
- Cited by
- 874
- References
- 43
- FWCI
- 31.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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