Rhythms of glutamic acid decarboxylase mRNA in the suprachiasmatic nucleus

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 311-316

  Huhman, Kim L ^a   Hennessey, Ann C ^a,b   Albers, H Elliott ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Glutamic acid decarboxylase; In situ hybridization; Rats; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; ISOENZYME; MESSENGER RNA; SULFUR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIGHT; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BASE SEQUENCE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; ISOENZYMES; LIGHT; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SULFUR RADIOISOTOPES; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030346886     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049601100404     Document Type: Article

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