Tryptophan hydroxylase mRNA levels are regulated by the circadian clock, temperature, and cAMP in chick pineal cells

Brain Research

Volumn 738, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-7

  Green, Carla B ^a   Besharse, Joseph C ^a   Zatz, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

circadian rhythm; forskolin; melatonin

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; MESSENGER RNA; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030605164     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00743-3     Document Type: Article

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