Perinatal development of circadian melatonin production in domestic chicks

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 28-34

  Zeman, Michal ^a   Gwinner, E ^b   Herichova I ^c   Lamosova D ^a   Kost'al L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^c Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Bird(circadian rhythm; Hormone; Melatonin; Ontogeny; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; HORMONAL REGULATION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0033040401     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1999.tb00563.x     Document Type: Article

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