Effect of melatonin suppression on scoliosis development in chickens by either constant light or surgical pinealectomy

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 1941-1944

  Cheung, Kenneth M C ^a   Lu, D S ^a   Poon, Angela M S ^a   Wang, T ^b   Luk, Keith D K ^a   Leong, John C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao Medical University   (China)

Author keywords

Chicken; Light suppression; Melatonin; Pinealectomy; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE RELEASE; LIGHT; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PINEAL BODY; PINEALECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; LIGHT; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SCOLIOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0041834454     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000083140.80750.93     Document Type: Article

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