Prenatal development of the sheep pineal gland: An ultrastructural study

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 140-148

  Redondo, Eloy ^a   Franco, Antonio J ^a   Regodon, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pineal gland; Prenatal development; Sheep; Ultrastructural

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; EMBRYO; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PINEAL BODY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SHEEP; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO; FEMALE; MALE; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

EID: 0030255513     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1996.tb00281.x     Document Type: Article

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