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Season-dependent effects of melatonin on testes and fur color in mountain hares (Lepus timidus L.)

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Mclatonin was administered in 3 seasons to adult male mountain hares (Lepus timidus L.) kept in long or short photoperiods. Mclatonin and short photoperiods induced testis regression and fur whitening in summer and autumn but not in winter. Both treatments combined seemed to provoke an advanced onset of the refractory period.

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  1. I. Küderling

    Present address: Deutsches Primatenzentrum GmbH, Kellnerweg 4, D-3400, Göttingen, BRD

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  1. Instituto di Farmacologia, Università di Milano, Via Vanvitelli 32, I-20129, Milano, (Italy)

    I. Küderling, M. C. Cedrini, F. Fraschini & M. Spagnesi

  2. Instituto Nazionale di Biologia della Selvaggina, I-40064, Ozzano/Emilia, (Italy)

    I. Küderling, M. C. Cedrini, F. Fraschini & M. Spagnesi

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Acknowledgments. The authors thank Dr Russel J. Reiter, University of Texas, for critically reading the manuscript.

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Küderling, I., Cedrini, M.C., Fraschini, F. et al. Season-dependent effects of melatonin on testes and fur color in mountain hares (Lepus timidus L.). Experientia 40, 501–502 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01952407

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Keywords

  • Color
  • Melatonin
  • Testis Regression
  • Refractory Period
  • Short Photoperiod