Macro-microscopical aspects of the buffalo (Bubalus bubalis Linnaeus, 1758) pineal gland

Gross and microscopical aspects of the buffalo pineal gland were described in seasonal parturition animals, since this gland is responsible for melatonin secretion which acts upon the hypothalamus-hypophysis reproductive axis feedback system. (Hafez, 1995). For the present study, 11 cross-bred buffa...

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Main Authors: Francisco Javier Hernandez Blazquez, Celina Almeida Furlanetto Mançanares, Maria Angélica Miglino, Carlos Eduardo Ambrósio, Ana Flávia de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2009-06-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume222/127a135.pdf