Lack of a Nocturnal Rise in Serum Concentrations of Melatonin as Gilts Attain Puberty

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1885-1892

  Bollinger, A L ^a,b   Wilson, M E ^a,c   Pusateri, A E ^a,d   Green, M L ^a,e   Martin, T G ^a   Diekman, M A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cincinnati Zoo's Ctr Conserv E   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gilts; Melatonin; Photoperiod; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; SUS SCROFA;

MELATONIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PROGESTERONE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031180805     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7571885x     Document Type: Article

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