References
- Tamarkin L., Baird C. J., Almeida O. F. X. Melatonin: a coordinating signal for mammalian reproduction. Science 1985; 227: 714–720
- Arendt J. Mammalian pineal rhythms. Pineal Res Rev 1985; 3: 161–213
- Carter D. S., Goldman B. D. Antigonadal effects of timed melatonin infusion in pinealectomised male Djungarian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus sungorus): duration is the critical parameter. Endocrinology 1983; 113: 1261–1267
- Bittman E. L., Karsch F. J. Nightly duration of pineal melatonin secretion determines the reproductive response to inhibitory daylength in the ewe. Biol Reprod 1984; 30: 585–593
- Stetson M. H., Tay D. E. Time course of sensitivity of golden hamsters to melatonin injections throughout the day. Biol Reprod 1983; 29: 432–438
- Watson-Whitmyre M., Stetson M. H. Simulation of peak melatonin release restores sensitivity to evening melatonin injections in pinealectomised hamsters. Endocrinology 1983; 112: 763–765
- Ravault J. P., Thimonier J. Melatonin patterns in ewes maintained under skeleton or resonance photoperiodic regimens. Reprod Nutr Dev 1988; 28
- English J., Arendt J., Symons A., Poulton A. L., Tobler I. Pineal and ovarian response to 22 and 24 hr days in the ewe. Biol Reprod 1989, In press
- Borbely A. Ambulatory motor activity monitoring to study the time course of hypnotic action. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1984; 18: 835–865
- Arendt J., Ravault J. P. Suppression of melatonin secretion in He de France rams by different light intensities. J Pineal Res 1988; 5: 245–250
- Vakkuri O., Leppaluoto J., Vuolteenako O. Development and validation of a melatonin radioimmunoassay using radio-iodinated melatonin as tracer. Acta Endocrinol 1984; 106: 152–157
- Tillet Y., Ravault J. P., Selue C, Evin G., Castro B., Dubois M. P. Condition ďutilisation ďanticorps specifiques pour la visualisation immunohistochimique de la serotonine el de la melatonin dans la glande pineale de mouton. Cr Acad Sci (Paris) 1986; 303: 77–82
- Fraser S., Cowen P., Franklin M., Franey C., Arendt J. Direct radioimmunoassay for melatonin in plasma. Clin Chem 1983; 29: 396–397
- Webley G. E., Mehl H., Willey K. P. Validation of a sensitive direct assay for melatonin for investigation of circadian rhythms in different species. J Endocrinol 1985; 106: 387–394
- Rollag M. D., Niswender G. D. Radioimmunoassay of serum concentrations of melatonin in sheep exposed to different lighting regimens. Endocrinology 1976; 98: 482–489
- Lincoln G. A., Ebling F. J. P., Almeida O. F. X. Generation of melatonin rhythms. CIBA Foundation Symposium, Vol. 117. Photoperiodism melatonin and the pineal, D. Evered, S. Clark. Pitman, London 1985; 129–148
- Pohl C. R., Gibbs F. P. Circadian rhythms in blinded rats: correlation between pineal and activity cycles. Amer J Physiol 1978; 234: R110
- Yellon S. M., Tamarkin L., Pratt B. L., Goldman B. D. Pineal melatonin in the Djungarian hamster: photoperiodic regulation of a circadian rhythm. Endocrinology 1982; 111: 488–492
- Lewy A. J., Sack R. L. The dim light melatonin onset as a marker for circadian phase position. Chronobiol Int 1989; 6: 93–102