Nonphotic phase shifting in female Syrian hamsters: Interactions with the estrous cycle

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 307-317

  Janik, L Young ^a   Janik, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Arousal; Behavioral estrus; Female hamster; LH surge; Lordosis; Nonphotic phase shift

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAGE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LORDOSIS; NON PHOTIC PHASE SHIFTING; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROESTRUS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TIME; TREADMILL; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PROESTRUS; RUNNING;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0141509032     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730403254005     Document Type: Article

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