Melatonin attenuates photic disruption of circadian rhythms in Siberian hamsters

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 4 42-4, 1997, Pages

  Ruby, Norman F ^a   Kang, Tom ^a   Heller, H Craig ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Nonphotic zeitgeber; Phase shift

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERTHERMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHODOPUS; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030707632     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.273.4.r1540     Document Type: Article

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