Photoperiodic Effects on Seasonal Physiology, Reproductive Status and Hypothalamic Gene Expression in Young Male F344 Rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 79-87

  Tavolaro, F M ^a   Thomson, L M ^a   Ross, A W ^a   Morgan, P J ^a   Helfer, Gisela ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body weight; F344 rat; Hypothalamic gene expression; Photoperiod; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; RETINOIC ACID; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT MASS; FISCHER 344 RAT; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; WEIGHT GAIN; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY; ANIMAL; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

EID: 84921486502     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12241     Document Type: Article

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