Light and electron microscopic examination of pineal gland in rats exposed to constant light and constant darkness

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 102-108

  Kus, Ilter ^a   Sarsilmaz, Mustafa ^a   Ozen, Oguz Asian ^b   Turkoglu, Aslý Ozdem ^a   Pekmez, Hidir ^a   Songur, Ahmet ^c   Kelestimur, Haluk ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Zonguldak Karaelmas Universitesi Tip Fakultesi   (Turkey)

^c AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Darkness; Light; Light and electron microscopy; Pineal gland; Rat

Indexed keywords

FAT DROPLET;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CYTOPLASM; DARKNESS; DECAPITATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PINEAL BODY; PINEALOCYTE; RAT; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTORECEPTOR; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; PHOTORECEPTORS; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 3242762372     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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