Regulation of the expression of serotonin N-acetyltransferase gene in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica): I. Rhythmic pattern and effect of light

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 24-33

  Kato, Hisanori ^a   Fu, Zhengwei ^a   Kotera, Naoko ^a   Sugahara, Kunio ^a   Kubo, Tatsuo ^a  

^a UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Japanese quail; Light; Melatonin; Pineal gland; Serotonin N acetyltransferase

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; SEROTONIN N ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PINEAL BODY; QUAIL; RETINA; RNA ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TESTIS; TISSUE LEVEL; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COTURNIX; DARKNESS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIGHT; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PERIODICITY; PINEAL GLAND; RETINA; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0032773513     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1999.tb00593.x     Document Type: Article

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