Disturbance of plasma melatonin profile by high dose melatonin administration inhibits testicular maturation of precocious male masu salmon

Zoological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-85

  Amano, Masafumi ^a   Iigo, Masayuki ^b,c   Ikuta, Kazumasa ^d   Kitamura, Shoji ^d   Okuzawa, Koichi ^d   Yamada, Hideaki ^a   Yamamori, Kunio ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Masu salmon; Melatonin; Oral administration; Photoperiod; Testicular maturation

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MASOU;

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; JAPAN; MALE; ONCORHYNCHUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; JAPAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MELATONIN; ONCORHYNCHUS; PHOTOPERIOD; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85047693696     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/0289-0003(2004)21[79:DOPMPB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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