Abstract
The administration of melatonin via intraperitoneally placed Silastic capsules in white-throated sparrows failed to alter either photic-induced gonadal growth in females or the photorefractory condition in males. These results indicate that melatonin does not have a direct effect upon the avian photosexual response.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 471-474 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | General and Comparative Endocrinology |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1978 |
Funding
We wish to thank Robert Hendel, Richard Palakoff. Martha Hauck, and Mary Anne Hoffman for technical assistance. This investigation was supported by NSF Research Grant PCM-0995.5. NIH Grant 09885. and by a grant from the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Northwestern University.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Animal Science and Zoology
- Endocrinology