Circannual Biology: The Double Life of the Seasonal Thyrotroph.
Endogenous long-term timing is a key component of seasonality. Where and how are such rhythms generated? Recent findings pointed to the pituitary pars tuberalis, already implicated in photoperiod responsiveness. Now, a new study provides mechanistic insights which support this hypothesis.
INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France. Electronic address: Hugues.Dardente@tours.inra.fr.
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D000818:Animals; D057906:Circadian Clocks; D008297:Male; D017440:Photoperiod; D012756:Sheep / Q000502:physiology*; D052684:Thyrotrophs / Q000502:physiology*