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There has been quite a bit of work with melatonin in ferrets, dogs, and
in mink.Here are a few articles about it.
1) Diagnostic Laboratory Insight with Regard to Adrenal Disease
by Jack Oliver ( U of Tenn), Proc 20th ACVIM 2002, p541-543.
2) Melatonin use in ferret adrenal gland disease
by J. Paul-Murphy (U of Wisconsin) Proc N. Am. Vet Conf. Vol 15, 2001
pg 897.
3) Melatonin therapy for canine alopecia. Kirk's CVT 13
by Manon Paradis (U de Montreal) p546-549.
She also describes the mink melatonin implant.
4) Diagnosis and Treatment of Adrenal Tumors in Ferrets
by James Johnson (Texas A&M) Annual Exotic Pets Conf. 2001 p3-6.
5) Studies on the duration of the breeding season and photorefractoriness
in female ferrets pinealectomized or treated with melatonin.
by Penelope Thorpe + J. Herbert (U of Cambridge)
Journal of Endocrinology 1976, 70, p 255-262.
6) Effect of oral melatonin administration on sex hormone, prolactin, and
thyroid hormone concentrations in adult dogs.
by Patricia Ashley et al (U of Tenn)
JAVMA Vol 215 No 8, 10/15/99, p 1111-1115.
7) Induction of winter fur growth in imnk with melatonin.
by J. Rose, J. Anim Sci, 1984 Vol 58 p 57-61.
Jerry Murray, DVM
[Posted in FML issue 3956]
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