Long day lengths promote brain growth in meadow voles

Male meadow voles kept in a long photoperiod (LP) from birth to 70 days of age have heavier brains than those kept in a short photoperiod (SP). Brain weights of male voles kept in the LP first exceeded those of SP animals at 20 days of age; differences were greatest at 35 days (5.8%) and persisted t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Brain research. Developmental brain research 1990-05, Vol.53 (2), p.264-269
Hauptverfasser:	Dark, John, Spears, Norah, Whaling, Carol S., Wade, George N., Meyer, Jerrold S., Zucker, Irving
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aging - physiology Animals Arvicolinae - growth & development Arvicolinae - physiology Brain - growth & development Brain - metabolism Brain - physiology Brain development DNA - metabolism Female Lighting Male Microtus pennsylvanicus Myelination Organ Size Photoperiod Puberty Seasonal rhythm Seasons Sex difference
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