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Evidence for a modulation of the stress response by the pineal gland

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Wistar rats show a circadian variation in their response to stress. Pinealectomy exacerbates stress-induced gastric ulceration in rats. This effect is counteracted by melatonin administration.

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  1. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rhodes University, P.O. Box 94, 6140, Grahamstown, South Africa

    R. Khan & B. Potgieter

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Rhodes University, P.O. Box 94, 6140, Grahamstown, South Africa

    S. Daya

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Khan, R., Daya, S. & Potgieter, B. Evidence for a modulation of the stress response by the pineal gland. Experientia 46, 860–862 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01935539

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