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The rat oocyte synthesises melatonin

Kenichiro Sakaguchi A , Masanori T. Itoh A B C , Noriyuki Takahashi A , Wataru Tarumi A and Bunpei Ishizuka A
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A Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki 216-8511, Japan.

B Department of Biology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Ichikawa, Chiba 272-0827, Japan.

C Corresponding author. Email: itohmt.las@tmd.ac.jp

Reproduction, Fertility and Development 25(4) 674-682 https://doi.org/10.1071/RD12091
Submitted: 23 March 2012  Accepted: 22 May 2012   Published: 17 July 2012



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