Plasma melatonin and insulin-like growth factor-1 responses to dim light at night in dairy heifers

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-229

  Muthuramalingam, P ^a   Kennedy, A D ^a   Berry, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cattle; Dim light; Insulin like growth factor 1; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; SOMATOMEDIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COW; EXPOSURE; LATIN SQUARE DESIGN; LIGHT; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LIGHT; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND;

EID: 33644773441     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2005.00303.x     Document Type: Article

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