Embryonic and post-embryonic development of Japanese quail after in ovo melatonin treatment

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-161

  Kováčiková, Zuzana ^a   Kuncova T ^a   Lamosova D ^b   Zeman, M ^a,b  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Development; Embryo; Melatonin; Quail

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HORMONE; MELATONIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BURSA FABRICII; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTURNIX COTURNIX JAPONICA; DECAPITATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; EGG; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILITY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HATCHING; HORMONE DETERMINATION; INCUBATION TIME; INJECTION; LIGHT; LIVER WEIGHT; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PINEAL BODY; PLASMA; QUAIL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECORDING; SPLEEN WEIGHT; STANDARD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COTURNIX; COTURNIX COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 0041765117     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200372020157     Document Type: Article

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