Physiology of Pineal Melatonin in Three Hamster Species1
Physiology of Pineal Melatonin in Three Hamster Species1
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三种仓鼠松果体褪黑激素的生理学1
DOI：
10.1159/000406513
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发表时间：
1982
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通讯作者：
S. Yellon
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作者：
B. Goldman;D. Carter;V. Hall;P. Roychoudhury;S. Yellon
近年来，哺乳动物松果体的生理学研究取得了重要进展。这一进展主要是由于越来越多的证据表明，松果体褪黑激素是一种激素，参与调节某些哺乳动物的年度生殖周期。在这方面，叙利亚（金黄色）仓鼠（Mesocricetus auratus）已被广泛研究的物种，目前的审查将集中在这种动物的调查结果沿着最近的数据从另外两个仓鼠物种-土耳其仓鼠（Mesocricetus brandti）和西伯利亚（Djungarian）仓鼠（Photopus sungorus）。作者的目的不是提供与动物松果体褪黑激素生理学相关的所有工作的总结。相反，最近的研究的某些方面已被选定进行讨论，重点是重新评估早期的假设，旨在解释松果体的功能。
Significant progress has been made in the study of mammalian pineal physiology during the past few years. Much of this progress has resulted from the accumulation of evidence that pineal melatonin is a hormonal agent which is involved in regulating annual reproductive cycles in some mammals. In this regard the Syrian (golden) hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) has been the most extensively studied species, and the present review will be focused upon the findings in this animal along with recent data from two additional hamster species–the Turkish hamster (Mesocricetus brandti) and the Siberian (Djungarian) hamster (Phodopus sungorus). It is not the authors' intent to provide a summary of all lines of work related to the physiology of pineal melatonin in animals. Rather, certain aspects of recent research have been selected for discussion with an emphasis on re-evaluating earlier hypotheses which were designed to explain pineal function.