From:
mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2004-12-01 13:58:56 UTC
Subject: RE: melatonin reaction
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <3958356.1101909536010.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Author wrote:
> There was much more to the confirmation that
> the melatonin was the cause ...
Then lets see it. Why would you hold back this proof? Otherwise, I find it rather unbelievable.
> What I am looking for remains the same. Legitimate,
> documented studies, done by researchers, vets and/or
> other qualified professionals on the use of melatonin
> in ferrets.
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 mink with melatonin. by J. Rose, J. Anim Sci, 1984 Vol 58 p 57-61.
8) The role of luteinizing hormone in the pathogenesis of hyperadrenocorticism in neutered ferrets. By N.J. Schoemaker, et al. (Utrecht University), Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 2002, vol 197, p 117-125.
That ought to keep you busy for a while!
mike