Sexual differences and effect of photoperiod on melatonin receptor in avian brain

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-47

  Aste, Nicoletta ^a   Cozzi, Bruno ^b   Stankov, Bojidar ^c   Panzica, Giancarlo ^d  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birds; Central nervous system; Iodomelatonin; Pineal gland; Quail; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; BRAIN; HORMONES;

BINDING-SITES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; IODOMELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTORS; PINEAL GLAND; QUAIL; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DIFFERENCES; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

BINDING SITES;

GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COPULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEAL BODY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RECEPTOR DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TELENCEPHALON; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0035478414     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.1154     Document Type: Article

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