Seasonal Fiber Growth Cycles of Ferrets (Mustela Putorius Furo) and Long-Term Effects of Melatonin Treatment

    August 1995 in “ ˜The œjournal of experimental zoology/Journal of experimental zoology ”
    A. J. Nixon, M. G. Ashby, D. P. Saywell, A. J. Pearson
    Studysummary This study found that administering melatonin to ferrets can advance the timing of fur growth and reproductive cycles influenced by daylength and hormonal control.
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    1. Hair Color, Molt, and Testis Size in Male Short-Tailed Weasels Treated with Melatonin Science · 1969
    2. Hormonal Control of Pelage Cycles in the Mink Journal of Mammalogy · 1965