Pineal gland of a nocturnal bird, indian spotted owlet, Athene brama: Morphological and endocrine observations

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 287, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 145-150

  Haldar, Chandana ^a   Guchhait, Prasenjit ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL ORGANELLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; MALE; OWL; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; SEASON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; MALE; MELATONIN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ORGANELLES; PINEAL GLAND; SEASONS; STRIGIFORMES;

ANIMALIA; ATHENE BRAMA; AVES; BRAMA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0034235364     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-010X(20000701)287:2<145::AID-JEZ4>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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