Maternal transfer of photoperiodic information regulates the postnatal reproductive system development of the mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)

These results are the first evidence that the photoperiod to which the mother is exposed during gestation affects the postnatal gonadal development of the young and the pineal gland and melatonin play an important role in the transmission of photoperiodic information in the Mongolian gerbil.