Effect of temporal synergism of neural oscillations on photorefractoriness in Japanese quail (Coturnix Coturnix japonica)

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 305 A, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-12

  Chaturvedi, C M ^a   Tiwari, A C ^a   Kumar, P ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEVODOPA; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLOACA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COTURNIX; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; EXOCRINE GLAND; LIGHT; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PERIODICITY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEASON; TESTIS;

5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLOACA; COTURNIX; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE AGENTS; DRUG SYNERGISM; EXOCRINE GLANDS; LEVODOPA; LIGHT; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PERIODICITY; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGENTS; TESTIS;

EID: 33644846840     PISSN: 15488969     EISSN: 1552499X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.236     Document Type: Article

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