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Morphofunctional aspects of the mammalian pineal gland
Author(s) -
Karasek Michal,
Reiter Russel J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
microscopy research and technique
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1097-0029
pISSN - 1059-910X
DOI - 10.1002/jemt.1070210206
Subject(s) - pineal gland , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , neuroscience , melatonin
The primary aim of this review is to present the current state of knowledge of the ultrastructure of the mammalian pineal gland, with emphasis on its functional aspects. Basic ultrastructural features of the mammalian pinealocytes are presented with special attention paid to ultrastructural aspects of pineal secretion.