The pineal affects life span in hamsters with heart disease

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1059-1064

  Natelson, B H ^a   Ottenweller, J E ^a   Tapp, W N ^a   Heung, S ^b   Beldowicz, D ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Hamsters; Phototherpay; Pineal; Testes

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTER; HEART DISEASE; LIFESPAN; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030819003     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(97)00250-3     Document Type: Article

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