Photo-neuroendocrine control of seasonal cycles in body weight, pelage growth and reproduction: lessons from the HPD sheep model

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Pharmacology Toxicology and Endocrinology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 283-294

  Lincoln, G A ^a   Richardson, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appetite; Growth; Hypothalamus; Obesity; Photoperiod; Pituitary gland; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; INSULIN; INTERMEDIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APPETITE; BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HAIR; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SHEEP;

EID: 0032100222     PISSN: 07428413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-8413(98)00017-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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