Reproductive phase dependent effects of dietary L-tryptophan on biochemical constituents of pineal gland in male Indian palm squirrel, Funambulus pennanti

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 462-465

  Haldar, C ^a   Sarkar, R ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; REPRODUCTION; SQUIRREL; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; DIET; MALE; PINEAL GLAND; REPRODUCTION; SCIURIDAE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMALIA; FUNAMBULUS PALMARUM; FUNAMBULUS PENNANTI; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 0031421519     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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