Postmortem stability of melatonin receptor binding and clock-relevant mRNAs in mouse suprachiasmatic nucleus

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 216-223

  Weaver, David R ^a   Capodice, Camala E ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clock genes; Melatonin; mRNA stability; Receptor stability; Sleep; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034993153     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873040101600304     Document Type: Article

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