Nocturnal variation of prolactin secretion in the Mouflon (Ovis gmelini musimon) and domestic sheep (Ovis aries): Seasonal changes

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 64, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 211-219

  Santiago Moreno, J ^a   Gonzalez Bulnes A ^a   Brunet, A Gómez ^a   Campo, A Del ^a   Picazo, R ^b   Sebastián, A López ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Mouflon; Nocturnal; Prolactin; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; OVIS ARIES MUSIMON; OVIS GMELINI;

MELATONIN; PROLACTIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASON; SHEEP;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMALS, WILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MELATONIN; PROLACTIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASONS; SHEEP; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0034731244     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(00)00213-X     Document Type: Article

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