The clock in the mouse retina: Melatonin synthesis and photoreceptor degeneration

Brain Research

Volumn 789, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 221-228

  Tosini, Gianluca ^a   Menaker, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Melatonin; Mouse; Retina; Retinal degeneration

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MOUSE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATOR; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PHOTORECEPTORS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION;

EID: 0032513546     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01446-7     Document Type: Article

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