The Morpho-anatomy and Histology of the Pineal Complex in a Major Indian Carp, Catla catla: Identification of the Pineal Photoreceptor Cells and Their Responsiveness to Constant Light and Constant Darkness during Different Phases of the Annual Reproductive Cycle

Endocrine Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 429-443

  Dey, R ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^b   Maitra, S K ^a   Banerji, T K ^c  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Constant light and darkness; Photoreceptor cells; Pineal complex; Teleosta

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GONAD; HISTOLOGY; KARYOMETRY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PINEAL BODY; PINEALOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TELEOST;

ANIMALS; CARPS; DARKNESS; INDIA; LIGHT; PHOTOPERIOD; PHOTORECEPTORS; PINEAL GLAND; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0345167042     PISSN: 07435800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ERC-120026949     Document Type: Article

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