Variations in plasma melatonin levels of the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) under various light and temperature conditions

Zoological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1011-1016

  Masuda, Tomohiro ^a   Iigo, Masayuki ^b,c   Mizusawa, Kanta ^a,d   Naruse, Mayumi ^d,e   Oishi, Tadashi ^e   Aida, Katsumi ^a   Tabata, Mitsuo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TEIKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^e NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Melatonin; Photoperiod; Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss; Temperature

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DARKNESS; JAPAN; LIGHT; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAINBOW TROUT; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; DARKNESS; JAPAN; LIGHT; MELATONIN; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PHOTOPERIOD; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0141724872     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.20.1011     Document Type: Article

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