Avian melatonin synthesis: Photic and circadian regulation of serotonin N-acetyltransferase mRNA in the chicken pineal gland and retina

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 213-224

  Bernard, Marianne ^a   Iuvone, P Michael ^b   Cassone, Vincent M ^c   Roseboom, Patrick H ^a   Coon, Steven L ^a   Klein, David C ^a,d  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Light; Melatonin; Molecular cloning; Pineal gland; Retina; Serotonin N acetyltransferase

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; SEROTONIN N ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0031020569     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68010213.x     Document Type: Article

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