Perinatal influences of melatonin on testicular development and photoperiodic memory in Siberian hamsters

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 483-488

  Tuthill, C R ^a   Freeman, D A ^b   Butler, M P ^a   Chinn, Tori ^a   Park, J H ^a   Zucker, Irving ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Hamster; Melatonin; Photoperiodism; Testes

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY LENGTH; GONAD; HAMSTER; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEALECTOMY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; MALE; MELATONIN; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; TESTIS;

EID: 22244481580     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2005.01329.x     Document Type: Article

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