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The Role of Melatonin and Bromocriptine in the Regulation of Prolactin Secretion in Animals – A Review Cover

The Role of Melatonin and Bromocriptine in the Regulation of Prolactin Secretion in Animals – A Review

Annals of Animal Science
Volume 15 (2015): Issue 4 (October 2015)
By: Edyta Molik and  Michał Błasiak  
Open Access
|Oct 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2015-0042 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402
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Language: English
Page range: 849 - 860
Submitted on: Dec 10, 2014
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Accepted on: Jun 8, 2015
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Published on: Oct 29, 2015
Published by: National Research Institute of Animal Production
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open
Keywords:
bromocriptine,
prolactin,
melatonin,
seasonality
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Biotechnology,
Zoology,
Medicine,
Veterinary medicine

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