Evidence for a central role of transcription in the timing mechanism of a circadian clock

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 5 40-5, 1996, Pages

  Khalsa, Sat Bir S ^a   Whitmore, David ^a   Bogart, Barbara ^a   Block, Gene D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

mollusc; pacemaker; retina; rhythm

Indexed keywords

5,6 DICHLOROBENZIMIDAZOLE RIBOSIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; BULLA GOULDIANA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0029839113     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.271.5.c1646     Document Type: Article

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