Regulation of Melatonin in the Harderian Glands of Golden Hamsters
โ Scribed by Roger A. Hoffman; Lucinda B. Johnson; Russel J. Reiter
- Book ID
- 111263575
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 582 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0742-3098
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## Background: The Harderian gland (HG) is a tubulo-alveolar gland found within the ocular orbit of animals which present a nictitating membrane. The Harderian gland is regarded as an extrapineal melatonin producing organ and both, photoperiod and melatonin have been shown to exert an important ro