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Chronobiology International
The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research
Volume 16, 1999 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Timely Administration of Melatonin Accelerates Reentrainment to Phase-Shifted Light-Dark Cycles in the Field Mouse Mus Booduga

Vijay Kumar Sharma Chronobiology Laboratory, Animal Behaviour Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P.O., Jakkur, Bangalore, 560 064, Karnataka, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Muniyandi Singaravel Department of Animal Behaviour and Physiology, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 625 021, Tamilnadu, India
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Ramanujam Subbaraj Department of Animal Behaviour and Physiology, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 625 021, Tamilnadu, India
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Maroli K. Chandrashekaran Chronobiology Laboratory, Animal Behaviour Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P.O., Jakkur, Bangalore, 560 064, Karnataka, India
Pages 163-170 | Received 23 Jun 1998, Accepted 26 Aug 1998, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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