The pineal gland, but not melatonin, is associated with the termination of seasonal testicular activity in an annual reproductive cycle in roseringed parakeet Psittacula krameri

Chronobiology International

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 915-933

  Sengupta, Anamika ^a   Maitra, Saumen Kumar ^b  

^a GUPTA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Annual cycle; Bird; Melatonin; Parakeet; Pineal gland; Testis

Indexed keywords

3BETA HYDROXY DELTA5 STEROID DEHYDROGENASE; MELATONIN; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EVALUATION; GAMETOGENESIS; GERM CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; ILLUMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PARAKEET; PERIODICITY; PINEAL BODY; PINEALECTOMY; PSITTACULA KRAMERI; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; MALE; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; PSITTACULA; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

AVES; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES; PSITTACULA KRAMERI;

EID: 33750135951     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520600921062     Document Type: Article

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