Vol. 23 (Suppl 1) 2002 Neuro endocrinology letters

Influence of melatonin on chicken lymphocytes in vitro: involvement of membrane receptors.

OBJECTIVES: Time-dependent melatonin effects on chicken lymphocyte proliferation in vitro and the involvement of cAMP in melatonin signal transduction were examined.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Splenocytes and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were cultured in vitro in the presence of melatonin, phytohemagglut.....