An updated phylogenetic analysis of vertebrate melatonin receptor sequences: Reflection on the melatonin receptor nomenclature by the nomenclature subcommittee of the international union of pharmacology

NeuroSignals

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 244-248

  Shiu, S Y W ^a   Pang, S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Melatonin receptor nomenclature; Melatonin receptor sequences; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RAT; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LIGANDS; PHYLOGENY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TERMINOLOGY; VERTEBRATES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031662281     PISSN: 1424862X     EISSN: 14248638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000014549     Document Type: Article

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