Reproductive phase dependent circadian variation in hypothalamic concentration of serotonin, dopamine and peripheral thyroxine levels in Japanese Quail following 5-HTP and L-DOPA administration at specific time intervals

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-86

  Tiwari, A C ^a   Kumar, P ^a   Singh, S ^a   Sharma, D ^a   Chaturvedi, C M ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Circadian; Dopamine; Japanese Quail; Reproduction; Serotonin; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; DOPA; DOPAMINE; LEVODOPA; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEROTONIN; THYROXINE;

BIRD; BREEDING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PERIODICITY; QUAIL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 33645781335     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291010500239684     Document Type: Article

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