Protective effect of maternal prenatal melatonin administration on rat pups born to mothers submitted to constant light during gestation

Protective effect of maternal prenatal melatonin administration on rat pups born to mothers submitted to constant light during gestation

We studied the effects of adverse conditions such as constant light (LL) on the circadian rhythm of malate (MDH, EC 1.1.1.37) and lactate (LDH, EC 1.1.1.27) dehydrogenase activities of the testes of male Wistar rats on postnatal day 28 (PN28), anxiety-like behavior (elevated plus-maze test) at PN60...

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Main Authors: C.D. Cisternas, M.V. Compagnucci, N.R. Conti, R.H. Ponce, N.T. Vermouth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2010-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Pineal hormone
Constant light
Entrainment
Copulatory behavior
Anxiety-like behavior
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