Entrainment of rhythmic melatonin production by light and temperature in the chick embryo

Avian and Poultry Biology Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 197-204

  Zeman, M ^a,b   Pavlik, P ^a   Lamosova D ^b   Herichova I ^a   Gwinner, E ^c  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avian; Circadian rhythm; Embryo; Ontogeny; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 14744276715     PISSN: 14702061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/147020604783638155     Document Type: Conference Paper

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