Entrainment of Syrian hamster circadian activity rhythms by neonatal melatonin injections

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 3 39-3, 1996, Pages

  Grosse, Julia ^a   Velickovic, Aleksander ^a   Davis, Fred C ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

maternal entrainment; suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYRIAN HAMSTER; WEANING;

EID: 0030004835     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1996.270.3.r533     Document Type: Article

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