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A REPRODUCTIVE PHASE-DEPENDENT EFFECT OF DIETARY L-TRYPTOPHAN ON PINEAL GLAND AND GONAD OF A NOCTURNAL BIRD, INDIAN SPOTTED OWLET ATHENE BRAMA
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1–7
Online Publication Date:
22 Jul 2005
Publication Date:
01 Apr 2001
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/abiol.52.2001.1.1
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In mammals, pineal gland is intimately concerned with the co-ordination of rhythm physiology. Biochemical characteristics of pineal gland in man and other mammals may provide strong, yet some- times elusive support for the belief in functional individuality and probable importance of this tiny gland. In seasonal breeding animals, pineal gland function is very much dependent on the reproductive status. Therefore, the aim of this experiment is to note the circadian rhythmicity of different biochemical con- stituents of pineal gland during active and inactive phases of reproductive cycle of a seasonally breeding rodent, F. pennanti. In the present study, pineal biochemical constituents i.e. protein and cholesterol showed higher values during daytime (1400 h). The plasma melatonin level presented two peaks during active (April; at 1800 h and 0200 h) and inactive (December; at 1400 h and 0200 h) phases of reproduc- tive cycle. The pineal protein, cholesterol and plasma melatonin values in term of basal and peak levels were higher during the reproductive inactive/pineal active phase. Therefore, pineal & also known to have antigonadotropic properties and cholesterol which appears conjugated with pineal serotonin, presented circadian rhythmicity along with the plasma level of melatonin. This rhythmicity noted in present study was dependent on the reproductive and pineal activity status, and might be regulated by the sex steroid receptor present on the pineal gland. Keywords: Pineal gland & protein & cholesterol & melatonin & reproductive phase & day length & rhyth- micity & sex steroid receptor

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