Photoperiodic responses differ among inbred strains of golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus).

doi:10.1095/biolreprod49.3.496

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Photoperiodic responses differ among inbred strains of golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus).

Biology of reproduction - 1 Sept 1993

Vitaterna M H, Turek F W

Abstract excerpt

Inbred strains of golden hamsters differ in both the free-running period of the circadian rhythm of locomotor activity in constant darkness, and in the phase angle of entrainment of activity to a 14L:10D cycle. To determine whether these differences in circadian entrainment affect photoperiodic t...

Topics

Animals
Circadian Rhythm
Cricetinae
Genotype
Inbreeding
Male
Mesocricetus
Motor Activity
Photoperiod
Species Specificity
Testis

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