Exo-rhodopsin: A novel rhodopsin expressed in the zebrafish pineal gland

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 110-118

  Mano, Hiroaki ^a   Kojima, Daisuke ^a   Fukada, Yoshitaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Exo rhodopsin; Opsin; Pineal gland; Rhodopsin; Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Indexed keywords

OPSIN; RHODOPSIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RETINA; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPSIN; PHYLOGENY; PINEAL GLAND; RETINA; RHODOPSIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ZEBRAFISH;

ACTINOPTERYGII; ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA; AVES; DANIO RERIO; REPTILIA;

EID: 0032742377     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(99)00242-9     Document Type: Article

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