Abstract
At autopsy the absoute and relative testicular weights of 6-week-old white-footed mice were significantly lower (<0.001) in animals exposed to a short photoperiod (8L:16D) or exposed to a long photoperiod (16L:8D) and treated with a 1 mg melatonin s.c. implant than in those kept only in a long photoperiod. The long photoperiod animals had testes of normal appearance and complete spermatogenesis, but there had been little development in the testes of the other animals and seminiferous tubule diameters were reduced.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 209-212 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Reproduction and Fertility |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1980 |
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Effect of photoperoid and melatonin on testicular development in the white-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus. / Petterborg, L. J.; Reiter, Russel J.
In: Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, Vol. 60, No. 1, 1980, p. 209-212.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Effect of photoperoid and melatonin on testicular development in the white-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
AU - Petterborg, L. J.
AU - Reiter, Russel J
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - At autopsy the absoute and relative testicular weights of 6-week-old white-footed mice were significantly lower (<0.001) in animals exposed to a short photoperiod (8L:16D) or exposed to a long photoperiod (16L:8D) and treated with a 1 mg melatonin s.c. implant than in those kept only in a long photoperiod. The long photoperiod animals had testes of normal appearance and complete spermatogenesis, but there had been little development in the testes of the other animals and seminiferous tubule diameters were reduced.
AB - At autopsy the absoute and relative testicular weights of 6-week-old white-footed mice were significantly lower (<0.001) in animals exposed to a short photoperiod (8L:16D) or exposed to a long photoperiod (16L:8D) and treated with a 1 mg melatonin s.c. implant than in those kept only in a long photoperiod. The long photoperiod animals had testes of normal appearance and complete spermatogenesis, but there had been little development in the testes of the other animals and seminiferous tubule diameters were reduced.
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VL - 60
SP - 209
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JO - Journal of Reproduction and Fertility
JF - Journal of Reproduction and Fertility
SN - 0022-4251
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