Multilevel regulation of the circadian clock

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-67

  Cermakian, Nicolas ^a   Sassone Corsi, Paolo ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0034304852     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35036078     Document Type: Review

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