Melatonin Chimeras Alter Reproductive Development and Photorefractoriness in Siberian Hamsters

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 518-531

  Prendergast, Brian J ^a   Zucker, Irving ^a   Yellon, Steven M ^b   Ringold, Daniel A ^a   German, Michael R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

D,L propranolol; FSH; Melatonin; Phodopus sungorus; Photoperiodism; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; PHODOPUS; PHODOPUS SUNGORUS;

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FOLLITROPIN; MELATONIN; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHIMERA; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAMSTER; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHIMERA; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; MALE; MELATONIN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHODOPUS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOPERIOD; PROPRANOLOL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTIS;

EID: 0032245905     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873098129000345     Document Type: Article

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