RESPONSE OF MELATONIN RECEPTOR MT1 IN SPLEEN OF A TROPICAL INDIAN RODENT, FUNAMBULUS PENNANTI, TO NATURAL SOLAR INSOLATION AND DIFFERENT PHOTOPERIODIC CONDITIONS

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