Regulation of the expression of serotonin N-acetyltransferase gene in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica): II. Effect of vitamin A deficiency

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 34-41

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

^a UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese quail; Light; Melatonin; mRNA; Pineal gland; Retina; Serotonin N acetyltransferase; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOL; SEROTONIN N ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PINEAL BODY; QUAIL; RETINA; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RNA ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COTURNIX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIGHT; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; RETINA; RNA, MESSENGER; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0032797567     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1999.tb00594.x     Document Type: Article

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