Effects of melatonin administration on embryo implantation and offspring growth in mice under different schedules of photoperiodic exposure

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Zhang, Lu ^a,b   Zhang, Zhenzhen ^a   Wang, Feng ^a   Tian, Xiuzhi ^a   Ji, Pengyun ^a   Liu, Guoshi ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo implantation; Melatonin; MT1; MT2; P53

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; ESTRADIOL; MELATONIN; MELATONIN 1 RECEPTOR; MELATONIN 2 RECEPTOR; PROTEIN P53;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILDBIRTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT POLLUTION; LITTER SIZE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUP (RODENT); SURVIVAL RATE; UPREGULATION; WEANING; ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; RADIATION RESPONSE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; PHOTOPERIOD; PREGNANCY; RECEPTOR, MELATONIN, MT2; UTERUS;

EID: 85030680139     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12958-017-0297-7     Document Type: Article

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