Photoperiod can entrain circannual rhythms in pinealectomized European hamsters

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 278-290

  Monecke, Stefanie ^a   Sage Ciocca, Dominique ^a   Wollnik, Franziska ^b   Pévet, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

activity; body temperature; body weight; circannual rhythm; melatonin; photoperiodic entrainment; pinealectomy; reproduction

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ACTIVITY; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; HAMSTER; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; PHOTOPERIODIC ENTRAINMENT; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; PINEALECTOMY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITY; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIODIC ENTRAINMENT; PINEALECTOMY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CRICETINAE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

EID: 84881445565     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730413498561     Document Type: Article

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