On brain, behaviour and biochemistry of the deep-sea demersal grenadier fish, Coryphaenoides (Nematonurus) armatus
In surface-dwelling vertebrates, pineal melatonin is secreted in a manner directly related to photoperiod. Despite an absence of solar light, several deep-water fishes show some seasonality. The presence of central melatonin receptors was investigated using in vitro autoradiography in the deep-sea f...
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University of Aberdeen
1996
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.285511 |