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Preferred term

scotophase  

Entry terms

  • dark phase
  • scotophil phase

Note

  • It is now common ground amongst research groups in this area that the secretion of melatonin in entrained conditions and in all species studies, with the possible exception of pigs, occurs during the dark phase of the day and is positively correlated with the length of darkness in both natural and artificial light conditions. (Source : INRA)

Subject

  • Endocrinology and metabolism
  • Reproduction biology

preferred label (skos-xl)

In other languages

  • Information

    lexinfo:gender: feminine

    lexinfo:partOfSpeech: noun

    scotophase

    French

  • phase obscure
  • scotopériode

URI

https://opendata.inra.fr/BRMH/187

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