Light-dependent expression of pinopsin gene in chicken pineal gland

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 908-913

  Takanaka, Yoko ^c   Okano, Toshiyuki ^c   Iigo, Masayuki ^a   Fukada, Yoshitaka ^b  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Chicken pineal gland; Circadian rhythm; Gene expression; Pinopsin

Indexed keywords

ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PINOPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0031940484     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.70030908.x     Document Type: Article

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