Endocrine mechanisms of seasonal adaptation in small mammals: From early results to present understanding

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 180, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 935-952

  Scherbarth, Frank ^a   Steinlechner, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body fat; Kisspeptins; Leptin; Photoperiodism; Seasonality; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ENDOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; HAMSTER; MALE; MAMMAL; NEUROSECRETION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEASON;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; MALE; MAMMALS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; OVIS ARIES; PHODOPUS; PHODOPUS SUNGORUS;

EID: 77956773670     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-010-0498-2     Document Type: Review

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