Absence of a serum melatonin rhythm under acutely extended darkness in the horse

Journal of Circadian Rhythms

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Murphy, Barbara A ^a   Martin, Ann Marie ^a   Furney, Penney ^a   Elliott, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Cortisol; Extended darkness; Horse; Jet lag; Melatonin pineal; Rhythm

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; HORMONE RELEASE; HORSE; JET LAG; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEAL BODY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SERUM; TIME; TRAVEL;

EID: 79955741967     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17403391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1740-3391-9-3     Document Type: Article

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