Pineal Melatonin Content throughout the Hamster Estrous Cycle

M. D. Rollag; H. J. Chen; B. N. Ferguson; R. J. Reiter

doi:10.3181/00379727-162-40649

Pineal Melatonin Content throughout the Hamster Estrous Cycle

M. D. Rollag, H. J. Chen, B. N. Ferguson, R. J. Reiter

Department of Cell Systems & Anatomy

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Abstract

A circadian rhythm in pineal melatonin content persisted throughout the estrous cycle of female hamsters maintained in a 14-hr-light:10-hr-dark photoperiod. Peak melatonin concentrations occurred 8 hr after the onset of darkness and were of similar duration and magnitude on each day of the reproductive cycle. These results do not support the hypothesis that pineal melatonin production in hamsters is inhibited by estrogen feedback.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	211-213
Number of pages	3
Journal	Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
Volume	162
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-162-40649
State	Published - Oct 1979

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