Multiple melatonin target tissues mediate termination of photorefractoriness by long day lengths in Siberian hamsters

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 502-510

  Teubner, Brett J W ^a,b   Smith, Carlesia D ^a   Freeman, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Photoperiod; Photoperiod history; Photorefractoriness; Reproduction; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIGHT REFRACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHODOPUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RHYTHM; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; DRUG IMPLANTS; MALE; MELATONIN; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIOD; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 55849117381     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730408325233     Document Type: Article

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