Effect of exposure to continuous light and melatonin on ovarian follicular kinetics in the skipper frog, rana cyanophlyctis

NeuroSignals

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 62-66

  Udaykumar, K ^a   Joshi, B N ^a  

^a GULBARGA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Follicular kinetics; Light; Melatonin; Rana cyanophlyctis; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FROG; GRAVIMETRY; LIGHT; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; ORGAN WEIGHT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVIDUCT; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; KINETICS; LIGHT; MELATONIN; OOCYTES; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVIDUCTS; PHOTOPERIOD; RANIDAE; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA CYANOPHLYCTIS; SCOMBERESOX SAURUS SAURUS;

EID: 0030789035     PISSN: 1424862X     EISSN: 14248638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109110     Document Type: Article

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