The protective effect of melatonin and epithalon on hypothalamic regulation of the reproductive function in female rats in a model of its premature aging and on the estrous cycles of aging animals in different lighting conditions
- 1 January 2014
- journal article
- Published by Pleiades Publishing Ltd in Advances in Gerontology
- Vol. 4 (1) , 67-77
Abstract
Possible neuroprotective effects of melatonin (pineal gland hormone) and epithalon (peptide preparation) on estrous cycles and the central part of the reproductive function regulation in female rats...Keywords
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