Photoperiodic Time Measurement in tau Mutant Hamsters

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 423-430

  Shimomura, Kazuhiro ^a,b   Nelson, Dwight E ^a,c   Ihara, Naomi L ^a   Menaker, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Photoperiod; Syrian hamster; T cycles; Tau mutant

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

TAU PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAMSTER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHOTOPERIOD; TAU PROTEINS; TESTIS;

EID: 0031255428     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049701200504     Document Type: Article

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