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These experiments were conducted to determine whether ablation of the SCN or constant administration of melatonin alters timing of the seasonal pattern of testicular regression and recrudescence. Male skunks (n = 24) were treated as follows: six received two empty Silastic capsules, six received two melatonin\u2010filled Silastic capsules, six received sham lesions to the SCN, and six received lesions to the SCN (SCNx). All skunks were exposed to a natural photoperiod and had regressed testes at the onset of the experiment. Four of six males from the SCNx group had an average of 94 \u00b1 11.3% of these nuclei destroyed. Sham SCNx, animals with &lt;40% of the SCN ablated, and males with empty capsules did not have fully enlarged testes until October. SCNx and melatonin\u2010treated skunks exhibited a hastening of testicular recrudescence with maximal testis size being reached in June. Skunks with lesions to the SCN maintained enlarged testes for 5 months while all other groups exhibited rapid regression after attaining maximal testis size. Testicular regression occurred from July through October in animals receiving continuous melatonin, while controls exhibited recrudescence during this same period. Our data suggest that the SCN, melatonin, and thus the pineal gland, play a role in regulating the seasonal testicular cycle of the spotted skunk.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/jez.1402550110","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2005,6,11]],"date-time":"2005-06-11T02:04:28Z","timestamp":1118455468000},"page":"72-79","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Testicular response to melatonin or suprachiasmatic nuclei ablation in the spotted skunk"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"255","author":[{"given":"Matthew","family":"Berria","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mark","family":"Desantis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rodney A.","family":"Mead","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2005,5,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_1_2_1","first-page":"263","volume-title":"Photoperiodism and Reproduction in Vertebrates","author":"Allain D.","year":"1981"},{"key":"e_1_2_1_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1095\/biolreprod37.1.14"},{"key":"e_1_2_1_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1677\/joe.0.0620059"},{"key":"e_1_2_1_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1159\/000125037"},{"key":"e_1_2_1_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1210\/endo-125-6-2897"},{"key":"e_1_2_1_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1159\/000124106"},{"key":"e_1_2_1_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1098\/rspb.1932.0028"},{"key":"e_1_2_1_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/074873048600100305"},{"key":"e_1_2_1_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-079X.1988.tb00887.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_1_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/0006-8993(76)90309-7"},{"key":"e_1_2_1_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1113\/jphysiol.1959.sp006224"},{"key":"e_1_2_1_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1210\/endo-125-2-1011"},{"key":"e_1_2_1_14_1","first-page":"219","volume-title":"Pineal Research Reviews","author":"Glass J. 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