Effects of light on melatonin and two enzymes leading to its production in albino (s(al-c)) and nonalbino chickens.

doi:10.1016/0016-6480(92)90266-m

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Effects of light on melatonin and two enzymes leading to its production in albino (s(al-c)) and nonalbino chickens.

General and comparative endocrinology - 1 Nov 1992

Silversides F G, Voisin P, Ravault J P, Mérat P

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A gene for sex-linked imperfect albinism in the chicken (s(al)) has been associated with increased egg production with an implication that environmental light may play a role. In this study, levels of melatonin and hydroxyindole O-methyltransferase (HIOMT) and N-acetyltransferase (NAT), two enzym...

Topics

Acetylserotonin O-Methyltransferase
Albinism
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase
Chickens
Female
Genotype
Light
Melatonin
Pineal Gland
Retina

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