Responses of some endocrine organs of female hamsters to pinealectomy and light

Roger A. Hoffman; Russel J. Reiter

doi:10.1016/0024-3205(66)90099-3

Responses of some endocrine organs of female hamsters to pinealectomy and light

Roger A. Hoffman, Russel J. Reiter

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RECENT reports from these laboratories^1,2 show that, during the winter months, normal male hamsters exposed to short daily periods of light [light:darkness (LD, in hours) = 1:23] or eyeless hamsters exposed to long periods of light (LD = 16:8) exhibit marked gonadal atrophy within 4 weeks. This effect is prevented if the animals are first pinealectomized. No significant effects are observed on weights of the adrenal gland. These studies were expanded to measure the responses of female hamsters to the two daily light cycles and to ascertain the relative influence of the pineal gland on these organs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1147-1151
Number of pages	5
Journal	Life Sciences
Volume	5
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0024-3205(66)90099-3
State	Published - Jun 1966
Externally published	Yes

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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