Impact of photoperiodic exposures during late gestation and lactation periods on the pineal and reproductive physiology of the Indian palm squirrel, Funnambulus pennanti

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 295-301

  Bishnupuri, K S ^a   Haldar, C ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PINEAL BODY HORMONE;

ABORTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEAL GLAND FUNCTION; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; SQUIRREL;

ANIMALIA; FUNAMBULUS PALMARUM; FUNAMBULUS PENNANTI; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034037422     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/reprod/118.2.295     Document Type: Article

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