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Reproduction biotechnology

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Preferred term

administration of melatonin by feeding  

Entry terms

  • melatonin feeding

Note

  • Administration of melatonin either by timed daily feeding, injection (in intact animals), or by infusion (in pinealectomized animals) in such a way as to mimic the length of the secretion profile of a given duration of dark phase, is as potent as the application of the corresponding dark phase itself (in intact animals) in the generation of a reproductive response. (Source : INRA)

Subject

  • Endocrinology and metabolism
  • Reproduction biology

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URI

https://opendata.inra.fr/BRMH/2

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