The pineal gland and adrenal effect each other in a nocturnal bird, Indian spotted owlet Athene brama

Biogenic Amines

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 513-519

  Guchhait, P ^a   Haldar, C ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Corticosterone and nocturnal A. brama; Melatonin; Pineal

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; MELATONIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0033495603     PISSN: 01688561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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