Peripheral melatonin modulates seasonal immunity and reproduction of Indian tropical male bird Perdicula asiatica

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 446-450

  Singh, Shiv Shankar ^a   Haldar, Chandana ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Immune function; Melatonin; Pineal gland; Seasonal changes; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE ACTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERDICULA ASIATICA; PINEAL BODY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TESTIS; WINTER;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PERDICULA ASIATICA;

EID: 33847330740     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.12.024     Document Type: Article

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