Photoperiod and the pineal gland regulate the male phenotype of the Harderian glands of male Syrian hamsters after androgen withdrawal.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-079x.1994.tb00113.x

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Photoperiod and the pineal gland regulate the male phenotype of the Harderian glands of male Syrian hamsters after androgen withdrawal.

Journal of pineal research - 1 Aug 1994

Coto-Montes A M, Rodríguez-Colunga M J, Uría H, Antolin I, Tolivia D, Buzzell G R, Menéndez-Peláez A

Abstract excerpt

The Harderian glands of Syrian hamsters exhibit a marked sexual dimorphism in cell types and porphyrin production. The glands of male hamsters have two secretory cell types (Type I and II) while the glands of females consist of a single secretory cell type (female Type I) and large intraluminal d...

Topics

Androgens
Animals
Castration
Cell Differentiation
Cricetinae
Harderian Gland
Male
Melatonin
Mesocricetus
Phenotype
Photoperiod
Pineal Gland
Porphyrins
Sex Characteristics

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PMID: 7853144
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079x.1994.tb00113.x

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