Serum melatonin, corticosterone and thyroid hormones in irradiated rats: Effect of exposure during various times of day and of light regimen

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 435-442

  Ahlersova E ^a   Kassayova M ^a   Ahlers, I ^a  

^a P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Day times; Irradiation; Light regimens; Rats; Serum melatonin; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; LIOTHYRONINE; MELATONIN; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; ILLUMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; DARKNESS; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THYROID HORMONES; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 0030798601     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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