Randa Ali Sofy Kotb <br/><br/>
Effect of darkness and illumination on the pineal gland of adult male albino Rat :   Morphological and ultrastructural study /  
 تأثير الظلام و الضوء على الغدة الصنوبرية في ذكر الفأر الأبيض البالغ :   دراسة مورفولوجية و مجهرية دقيقة 
Randa Ali Sofy Kotb ; Supervised Safwat Wadie Gergies , Sameh Helmi Doss , Maha Khalid Abdelwahed 
 - Cairo :   Randa Ali Sofy Kotb ,   2012 
 - 66 P. :   charts ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Anatomy 
<br/><br/> The pineal gland is a neuro-endocrine tissue that secretes melatonin which regulates changes in the functions of the endocrine system as well as the functions of many other systems according to light and dark conditions. The aim of the current work was to study histological and ultrastructural changes of the pineal gland according to dark and light conditions 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Adult male albino rat Darkness and illumination Pineal gland