Effects of light and melatonin treatment on body temperature and melatonin secretion daily rhythms in a diurnal rodent, the fat sand rat

Chronobiology International

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1401-1419

  Schwimmer, Hagit ^a   Mursu, Netta ^b   Haim, Abraham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Animal model; Diurnal rodents; Light interference; Melatonin; Photoperiod

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG EFFECT; GERBIL; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GERBILLINAE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PSAMMOMYS OBESUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77956207356     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2010.505355     Document Type: Article

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