Molecular characterization of the pigeon P-opsin gene

Gene

Volumn 182, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 213-214

  Kawamura, Shoji ^a   Yokoyama, Shozo ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird; Circadian photoreception; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

OPSIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHICKEN; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COLUMBIDAE; GLYCOSYLATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPSIN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHOTORECEPTORS; PINEAL GLAND; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0030571522     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(96)00476-3     Document Type: Article

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