Circadian expression of Period 1, Period 2, and Arylalkylamine N- acetyltransferase mRNA in the rat pineal gland under different light conditions

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 286, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 167-170

  Fukuhara, Chiaki ^a   Dirden, James C ^a   Tosini, Gianluca ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arylalkylamine N acetyltransferase; Circadian rhythms; Mammalian clock genes; Melatonin; Period 1; Period 2; Pineal; Rat

Indexed keywords

ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LIGHTING; MALE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0034625730     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01129-0     Document Type: Article

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