Melatonin secretion in the Mashona mole-rat, Cryptomys darlingi-influence of light on rhythmicity

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 689-697

  Vasicek, Caroline A ^a   Malpaux, Benoît ^b   Fleming, Patricia A ^a   Bennett, Nigel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Endogenous; Locomotor activity; Photoperiod; Plasma melatonin

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOMYS DARLINGI; DARKNESS; HORMONE RELEASE; LIGHT; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 11844306617     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.09.011     Document Type: Article

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