Melatonin regulates circadian electroretinogram rhythms in a dose- and time-dependent fashion

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 209-215

  Peters, Jennifer L ^a   Cassone, Vincent M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chick; Circadian rhythms; Electroretinogram; Melatonin; M ller cells

Indexed keywords

INDOLEAMINE; MELATONIN;

A WAVE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; B WAVE; CHICKEN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; HORMONE ACTION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; RETINA;

EID: 15444362838     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2004.00195.x     Document Type: Article

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