Photoperiod and temperature interact to affect the GnRH neuronal system of male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 306-316

  Kriegsfeld, Lance J ^a,b   Ranalli, Nathan J ^b   Bober, Marie A ^b   Nelson, Randy J ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arvicoline; Day length; Gonad; Reproduction; Rodent; Seasonal; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; MURIDAE; OCHROGASTER; POA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033871670     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873000129001413     Document Type: Article

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