Effects of melatonin feeding on smoltification in masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou)

Zoological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1191-1196

  Iigo, Masayuki ^a   Ikuta, Kazumasa ^b   Kitamura, Shoji ^b   Tabata, Mitsuo ^c   Aida, Katsumi ^d  

^a UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Daily rhythm; Melatonin; Salmon; Seasonal rhythm; Smoltification

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIFE CYCLE; ONCORHYNCHUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MELATONIN; ONCORHYNCHUS; PHOTOPERIOD; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TIME FACTORS;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MASOU; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 32044473533     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.22.1191     Document Type: Article

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