Photoperiodic regulation of melatonin membrane receptor (MT1R) expression and steroidogenesis in testis of adult golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 140, Issue , 2014, Pages 374-380

  Mukherjee, Arun ^a   Haldar, Chandana ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Golden hamster; Local melatonin; MT1R; Photoperiod; Serotonin N acetyl transferase; Steroidogenesis; Testes

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MELATONIN; MELATONIN 1 RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; STEROID;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TESTIS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HAMSTER; MESOCRICETUS; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CRICETINAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MELATONIN; MESOCRICETUS; ORGAN SIZE; PHOTOPERIOD; RECEPTOR, MELATONIN, MT1; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; STEROIDS; TESTIS;

EID: 84907234141     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: 18732682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2014.08.022     Document Type: Article

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