Annual variation of plasma melatonin following pinealectomy and melatonin administration in Indian tropical rodent, Funambulus pennanti

Biogenic Amines

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-141

  Haldar, C ^a   Sharma, S ^a   Singh, S S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Annual rhythm; Melatonin; Pineal gland; Pinealectomy; Rodent

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PINEAL BODY; PINEALECTOMY; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

FUNAMBULUS; FUNAMBULUS PENNANTI; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 2342580633     PISSN: 01688561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939103773732257     Document Type: Article

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