Photoreception and circadian clock system of the chicken pineal gland

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 72-80

  Okano, Toshiyuki ^a,b   Fukada, Yoshitaka ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; G protein; MAPK; Melatonin; Pinopsin

Indexed keywords

CLOCKS; HORMONES; MAMMALS;

CIRCADIAN CLOCK; CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS; CLOCK SYSTEMS; CONDITION; G PROTEIN; MAPK; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; PINOPSIN; SELF-SUSTAINED OSCILLATORS;

TRANSCRIPTION;

MELATONIN; PINOPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CHICKEN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATOR; PHOTORECEPTOR; PINEAL BODY; PINEALOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035313481     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.1070     Document Type: Review

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