Anti-depressant action of melatonin in chronic forced swimming-induced behavioral despair in mice, role of peripheral benzodiazepine receptor modulation

Behavioral despair in mice: a primary screening test for antidepressants.

Porsolt Rd, Aurélie Bertin, M Jalfre · PubMed · 1977 · 3.3K citations

Depressed State, Psychopharmacology, Mental Health +19

Characterization of peripheral-type benzodiazepine binding sites in brain using [3H]Ro 5-4864.

Paul J. Marangos, Jitendra Patel, J.P. Boulenger et al. · Molecular Pharmacology · 1982 · 390 citations

Circadian timekeeping in BALB/c and C57BL/6 inbred mouse strains

WJ Schwartz, P. V. Zimmerman · Journal of Neuroscience · 1990 · 316 citations · Full text

Animal Physiology, Circadian Timekeeping, Sleep +15

Natural melatonin `knockdown' in C57BL/6J mice: rare mechanism truncates serotonin N-acetyltransferase

Patrick H. Roseboom, M.A.A. Namboodiri, Drazen B. Zimonjic et al. · Molecular Brain Research · 1998 · 293 citations

Natural Melatonin, Medicine, Rare Mechanism +11

Role of the pineal gland in immunity: II. Melatonin enhances the antibody response via an opiatergic mechanism.

G.J.M. Maestroni, A. Conti, Walter Pierpaoli · PubMed · 1987 · 210 citations · Full text

Igg Immunoglobulins, Immunology, Antibody Response +21