Seasonal changes in adrenal and gonadal activity in the quail, Perdicula asiatica: Involvement of the pineal gland

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 793-804

  Sudhakumari, C C ^a,b   Haldar, C ^a   Senthilkumaran, B ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Adrenal lipids; Annual seasonal variations; Corticosterone; Estradiol; Gonads; Melatonin; Pineal; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; PHOSPHOLIPID; RAIN; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GONAD; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AVES; PERDICULA ASIATICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 0035057462     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-4959(01)00302-5     Document Type: Article

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