The pineal gland is very large and active in newborn antarctic seals

The pineal gland of newborn elephant seals and Weddell seals is larger than in adult females. The gland is considerably larger at birth in Weddell seals than in elephant seals. The former experience greater extremes of temperature. Plasma melatonin concentrations in excess of 2000 pg/ml were recorde...

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Published in:Experientia
Main Authors: Bryden, M. M., Griffiths, D. J., Kennaway, D. J., Ledingham, J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Birkhäuser-Verlag 1986
Subjects:
melatonin
Pineal gland
thermoregulation
1300 Biochemistry
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Antarctic
Weddell
Antarc*
Elephant Seals
Weddell Seals
Online Access:https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:94837fe
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spelling ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:94837fe 2023-05-15T13:48:01+02:00 The pineal gland is very large and active in newborn antarctic seals Bryden, M. M. Griffiths, D. J. Kennaway, D. J. Ledingham, J. 1986-01-01 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:94837fe eng eng Birkhäuser-Verlag doi:10.1007/BF01946705 issn:1420-9071 issn:0014-4754 melatonin Pineal gland thermoregulation 1300 Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Journal Article 1986 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01946705 2020-08-06T16:52:00Z The pineal gland of newborn elephant seals and Weddell seals is larger than in adult females. The gland is considerably larger at birth in Weddell seals than in elephant seals. The former experience greater extremes of temperature. Plasma melatonin concentrations in excess of 2000 pg/ml were recorded in the first days of life, compared with 20-50 pg/ml in adults. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Elephant Seals Weddell Seals The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Antarctic Weddell Experientia 42 5 564 566
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topic melatonin
Pineal gland
thermoregulation
1300 Biochemistry
Genetics and Molecular Biology
spellingShingle melatonin
Pineal gland
thermoregulation
1300 Biochemistry
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Bryden, M. M.
Griffiths, D. J.
Kennaway, D. J.
Ledingham, J.
The pineal gland is very large and active in newborn antarctic seals
topic_facet melatonin
Pineal gland
thermoregulation
1300 Biochemistry
Genetics and Molecular Biology
description The pineal gland of newborn elephant seals and Weddell seals is larger than in adult females. The gland is considerably larger at birth in Weddell seals than in elephant seals. The former experience greater extremes of temperature. Plasma melatonin concentrations in excess of 2000 pg/ml were recorded in the first days of life, compared with 20-50 pg/ml in adults.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Bryden, M. M.
Griffiths, D. J.
Kennaway, D. J.
Ledingham, J.
author_facet Bryden, M. M.
Griffiths, D. J.
Kennaway, D. J.
Ledingham, J.
author_sort Bryden, M. M.
title The pineal gland is very large and active in newborn antarctic seals
title_short The pineal gland is very large and active in newborn antarctic seals
title_full The pineal gland is very large and active in newborn antarctic seals
title_fullStr The pineal gland is very large and active in newborn antarctic seals
title_full_unstemmed The pineal gland is very large and active in newborn antarctic seals
title_sort pineal gland is very large and active in newborn antarctic seals
publisher Birkhäuser-Verlag
publishDate 1986
url https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:94837fe
geographic Antarctic
Weddell
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Weddell
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Antarctic
Elephant Seals
Weddell Seals
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Antarctic
Elephant Seals
Weddell Seals
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