Journal article
Effects of exogenous arginine vasotocin on circulating levels of thyroid hormones and melatonin in the pigeon, Columbia livia
Abstract
The effects of intravenous injections of two different preparations of synthetic arginine vasotocin (AVT), deamino-dicarba-arginine vasotocin and arginine vasotocin diacetate tetrahydrate on serum levels of thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3) and melatonin were studied in the resting pigeon. Although variations depending on factors such as the type of AVT preparation and the dose used and also the duration of treatment were apparent, both …
Authors
John TM; George JC; Brown GM
Journal
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology, Vol. 112, No. 3, pp. 345–351
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 1995
DOI
10.1016/0742-8413(95)02030-6
ISSN
1532-0456