Let there be light: Signal transduction in a mammalian circadian system

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 131-140

  Golombek, D A ^a,b   Ralph, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Immediate early genes; Light; Phase shift; Protein kinases; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG EFFECT; LIGHT; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; LIGHT; MAMMALS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0029687268     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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