Molecular cloning of serotonin N-acetyltransferase gene from the mouse and its daily expression in the retina

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 250, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 181-184

  Sakamoto, Katsuhiko ^a   Ishida, Norio ^a  

^a Ministry of International Trade and Industry   (Japan)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MELATONIN; SEROTONIN N ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; BASE SEQUENCE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RATS; RETINA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 0032504094     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00462-5     Document Type: Article

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