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Action spectrum for photoperiodic control of thyroid-stimulating hormone in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

At higher latitudes, vertebrates exhibit a seasonal cycle of reproduction in response to changes in day-length, referred to as photoperiodism. Extended day-length induces thyroid-stimulating hormone in the pars tuberalis of the pituitary gland. This hormone triggers the local activation of thyroid h...

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Autores principales: Nakane, Yusuke, Shinomiya, Ai, Ota, Wataru, Ikegami, Keisuke, Shimmura, Tsuyoshi, Higashi, Sho-Ichi, Kamei, Yasuhiro, Yoshimura, Takashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6738599/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31509560
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222106