Nocturnal melatonin concentrations vary dramatically between the two jugular veins in most individual sheep maintained under mimicked or natural photoperiod

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 233-238

  Zarazaga, L A ^a   Todini, L ^a   Chemineau, P ^a   Marnet, P G ^b   Locatelli, A ^a   Malpaux, B ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Ewe; Left right jugular; Melatonin; Oxytocin; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; JUGULAR VEIN; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEAL BODY; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; JUGULAR VEINS; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 76849093342     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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