Photoperiodism in Hamsters: Abrupt Versus Gradual Changes in Day Length Differentially Entrain Morning and Evening Circadian Oscillators

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 122-135

  Gorman, Michael R ^a,b   Freeman, David A ^a,c   Zucker, Irving ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Circadian rhythms; Follicle stimulating hormone; Melatonin; Seasonality; Testes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; PHODOPUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HAMSTER; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGAN SIZE; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEASON; TESTIS; TIME;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGAN SIZE; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031110250     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049701200204     Document Type: Article

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