Inhibition of Reproductive Maturation and Somatic Growth of Fischer 344 Rats by Photoperiods Shorter than L14:D10 and by Gradually Decreasing Photoperiod1
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- 1 November 2000
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 63 (5) , 1525-1530
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.5.1525
Abstract
Photoperiod is the major regulator of reproduction in temperate-zone mammals. Laboratory rats are generally considered to be nonphotoresponsive, butKeywords
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