Testicular activity is restored by melatonin replacement after suprachiasmatic nucleus lesion or superior cervical ganglionectomy in mink

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-20

  Maurel, Daniel L ^a   Saad, Mohamed Moncef Ben ^b   Roch, Gisèle ^c   Siaud, Philippe ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Ganglionectomy; Melatonin; Mink; Photoperiod; Reproduction; Suprachiasmatic nucleus; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONAD; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; MINK; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLIONECTOMY; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0036163683     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079x.2002.10807.x     Document Type: Article

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