Melatonin secretion in rams maintained in constant darkness depends on the timing of a single 1-hour light pulse given the previous night

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 218-224

  Ravault, J P ^a,b,c   Chesneau, D ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Light pulse; Melatonin; Sheep

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; MALE; METABOLISM; PERIODICITY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; SECRETION; SHEEP;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; SHEEP;

EID: 0030280652     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1996.tb00289.x     Document Type: Article

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