SHIPMENT OF FROZEN PENGUIN GLANDS

Date:1973 August 1, 19:47 (Wednesday) Canonical ID:1973BUENOS05632_b

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FROZEN PENGUIN PINEAL GLANDS WILL BE SHIPPED PA 204 ETD

BUENOS AIRES AUGUST 3 TO NEW YORK, AND NATIONAL 62 ARRIVING

BOSTON AUGUST 4 AT 1330 P.M. AWB NO. 02651794035. FREIGHT

COLLECT.

KREBS

NOTE BY OC/T: PASSED ABOVE ADDRESSEE.

UNCLASSIFIED

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The morphology of the pineal gland of the Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus Forster, 1781)

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Introduction: The Magellanic Penguin migrates on the ocean currents from its reproduction colonies in Patagonia to seek abundant food on the Brazilian continental shelf. The pineal gland, an endocrine gland, whose secretions are affected by the light-darkness photoperiod, has a basic function in the biological processes of migrating animals.

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Pineal-gland-of-the-Magellanic-penguin-Spheniscus-magellanicus-a-the-distal-section_fig1_288219557

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Serotonin content in the pineal gland of the antarctic penguin (Pygoscelis papua)

https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-6480(73)90106-8Get rights and content

Abstract

Pineal serotonin content of the penguin Pygoscelis papua, a migratory antarctic bird, was studied during January, 1972.

Serotonin was assayed at 12 am and at 12 pm in animals with eyes exposed to light and in animals in which illumination had been prevented.

In those with exposed eyes, the serotonin content was maximal at 12 pm; those in which illumination was prevented showed similar values for 12 am and 12 pm.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0016648073901068