Microbial circadian oscillatory systems in Neurospora and Synechococcus: Models for cellular clocks

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 189-196

  Iwasaki, H Hideo ^a   Dunlap, J C Jay C ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CYANOBACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NEUROSPORA; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEUROSPORA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0034026033     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(00)00074-6     Document Type: Review

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