Circadian rhythm genetics: From flies to mice to humans

Nature Genetics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-27

  Wager Smith, Karen ^a,b   Kay, Steve A ^a,b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NSF Center for Biological Timing   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; LUMINESCENCE; METAMORPHOSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; MUTAGENESIS; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RATS;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033822171     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/79134     Document Type: Review

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