Journal article
MT(1) melatonin receptor in the human retina: expression and localization.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Melatonin's function in human vision is far from understood, in part because of the lack of information on its cellular targets. Therefore, expression and localization of the MT(1) melatonin receptor in human retina was examined.
METHODS: Postmortem nonpathologic human eyes from nine donors were investigated, three by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for MT(1) and MT(2) transcripts and six by …
Authors
Scher J; Wankiewicz E; Brown GM; Fujieda H
Journal
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 889–897
Publication Date
3 2002
ISSN
0146-0404
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdolescentAdultAmacrine CellsFemaleFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectGene ExpressionHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMaleMelatoninMiddle AgedNeurogliaRNA, MessengerReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearReceptors, MelatoninRetinaRetinal Ganglion CellsRetinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction