'Hamster-like' cycles in testicular size in the absence of gonadotrophin secretion in HPD rams exposed to long-term changes in photoperiod and treatment with melatonin

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 855-866

  Lincoln, G A ^a   Clarke, I J ^b   Sweeney, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Daylength; Gonadotrophins; Hypothalamus; Melatonin; Prolactin; Sheep; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PROLACTIN; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GERM CELL; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HAMSTER; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS FUNCTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROVOCATION TEST; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SERTOLI CELL; SHEEP; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENITALIA; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MELATONIN; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PHOTOPERIOD; REFERENCE VALUES; SHEEP; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029809931     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1996.05397.x     Document Type: Article

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