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Autoradiographic Detection of 2-(125I)-iodomelatonin Binding Sites in Immune Tissue of Rats

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Melatonin After Four Decades

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  1. Laboratoire de Neurobiologie des Fonctions Rythmiques et Saisonnières CNRS UMR 7518, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France

    R. Konakchieva, P. Pevét & M. Masson-Pevét

  2. Department of Immunoneuroendocrinology IBIR, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

    R. Konakchieva & S. Manchev

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  1. Institute for Hormone and Fertility Research, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    James Olcese

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Konakchieva, R., Manchev, S., Pevét, P., Masson-Pevét, M. (2002). Autoradiographic Detection of 2-(125I)-iodomelatonin Binding Sites in Immune Tissue of Rats. In: Olcese, J. (eds) Melatonin After Four Decades. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 460. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46814-X_49

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