Seasonal time measurement during reproduction

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 327-333

  Ikegami, Keisuke ^a   Yoshimura, Takashi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Pars tuberalis; Photoperiodic time measurement; Thyroid hormone; Thyroid stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIRD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; MALE; MAMMAL; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; MALE; MAMMALS; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

EID: 84882630684     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2013-035     Document Type: Review

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