Expression of mt1 melatonin receptor subtype mRNA in the entrained rat suprachiasmatic nucleus: A quantitative RT-PCR study across the diurnal cycle

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 176-182

  Sugden, David ^a   McArthur, Angela J ^a   Ajpru, Supaporn ^a   Duniec, Kamila ^a   Piggins, Hugh D ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Diurnal rhythm; mt1 Melatonin receptor mRNA; Rat; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHANNEL GATING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECOND MESSENGER; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0032826678     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(99)00222-3     Document Type: Article

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