Dissociation of spontaneous testicular recrudescence and photorefractoriness in the Syrian hamster

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-209

  Donham, R S ^a   Goodear, G ^a   Stetson, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INVOLUTION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SUNLIGHT; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; WEANING;

EID: 0030478669     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1080205     Document Type: Article

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