Seasonal changes in circadian peripheral plasma concentrations of melatonin, serotonin, dopamine and cortisol in aged horses with cushing's disease under natural photoperiod

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 988-996

  Haritou, S J A ^a   Zylstra, R ^a   Ralli, C ^a   Turner, S ^b   Tortonese, D J ^c  

^a BioCity Nottingham   (United Kingdom)

^b Chine House Veterinary Group   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Cushing's; Dopamine; Laminitis; Melatonin; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; SEROTONIN;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HORSE DISEASE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

AGING; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOPAMINE; HORSES; HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; SEASONS; SEROTONIN;

EID: 48049099238     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2008.01751.x     Document Type: Article

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