The manifestation of the motor activity circadian rhythm of blinded rats depends on the lighting conditions during lactation

Chronobiology International

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 441-450

  Canal Corretger, M M ^a   Cambras, Trinitat ^a   Vilaplana, J ^a   Diez Noguera A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; RETINA; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BLINDNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EYE ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038683763     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-120021442     Document Type: Article

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