Control of the circannual rhythm of reproduction by melatonin in the ewe

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 431-438

  Malpaux, B ^a   Viguie C ^a,c   Skinner, D C ^b   Thiery J C ^a   Chemineau, P ^a  

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

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Circannual; Dopamine; LHRH; Melatonin; Reproduction; Sheep

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; FEMALE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; INTERNEURON; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LIGHT; MELATONIN; NEURONS; PROLACTIN; REPRODUCTION; RETINA; SEASONS; SHEEP; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0030666477     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00223-2     Document Type: Article

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