Circadian expression of serotonin N-acetyltransferase mRNA in the rat retina

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-116

  Sakamoto, Katsuhiko ^a   Ishida, Norio ^a  

^a NATL INST BIOSCI HUM TECHNOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arylalkylamine N acetyltransferase; Circadian rhythm; Mammals; Melatonin; Rat; Retina

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA;

ANIMALS; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINA; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0032478556     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00189-X     Document Type: Article

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