Effects of photoperiod duration and melatonin signal characteristics on the reproductive system of male Syrian hamsters

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 451-466

  Powers, J Bradley ^a   Jetton, Amy E ^a,b   Mangels, Robert A ^a   Bittman, Eric L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Photoperiod melatonin pineal hamster reproduction

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; MELATONIN; PINEAL BODY HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENITAL SYSTEM; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEALECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TESTIS; TIME;

EID: 1842416006     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.t01-1-00602.x     Document Type: Article

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