Photoperiodic time measurement and seasonal immunological plasticity

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2015, Pages 76-88

  Stevenson, Tyler J ^a   Prendergast, Brian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetic; Hamster; Immune function; Melatonin; Reproduction; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; SEX HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE DEIODINASE; HORMONE;

EPIGENETICS; GENETIC REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIBERIAN HAMSTER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SURVIVAL; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; HORMONES; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS;

EID: 84928754682     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: 10956808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2014.10.002     Document Type: Review

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