Seasonal variation in endogenous serum melatonin profiles in goats: A difference between spring and fall?

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 254-263

  Alila Johansson, Aino ^a   Eriksson, Lea ^b   Soveri, Timo ^b   Laakso, Maija Liisa ^c,d  

^a Institute of Biomedicine   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d Neural Networks Research Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

Caprine; Circadian; Circannual; Lighting; Photoperiod; Pineal gland; Rhythm

Indexed keywords

BLOOD ANALYSIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; DAY LENGTH; FINLAND; GENETIC REGULATION; GOAT; LANDRACE; MELATONIN; PINEAL BODY HORMONE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0034994652     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873040101600308     Document Type: Article

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