Inhibition of reproductive maturation and somatic growth of Fischer 344 rats by photoperiods shorter than L14:D10 and by gradually decreasing photoperiod

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1525-1530

  Heideman, P D ^a   Bierl, C K ^a   Galvez, M E ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Male reproductive tract; Pineal; Puberty; Seasonal reproduction; Testes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0033755609     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.5.1525     Document Type: Article

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