Circannual rhythm of the melanin content in frog liver (Rana esculenta L.).
The melanin content of Rana esculenta L. liver varies according to a circannual statistically significant rhythm, as shown by variance and single cosinor analysis. The maximum is found in autumn-winter, the minimum in spring-summer. The linear regression analysis shown a negative correlation between the amount of melanin and the environmental temperature.
Corsaro
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Istituto di Biologia Generale dell' Universitá, Catania, Italia.
Scalia
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Sinatra
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Sichel
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D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000502:physiology; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D008543:Melanins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D011893:Rana esculenta / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012621:Seasons
D008543:Melanins