Circannual prolactin rhythms: calendar-like timer revealed in the pituitary gland

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 259-260

  Duncan, Marilyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; PROLACTIN;

CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; DRUG EFFECT; FOWL; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEAL GLAND FUNCTION; PINEALECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAM (SHEEP); SEASONAL VARIATION; SHORT SURVEY; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROLACTIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548206336     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2007.07.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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