Melatonin receptor mRNA localization and rhythmicity in the retina of the domestic chick, Gallus domesticus

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 265-274

  Natesan, Arjun K ^a,b   Cassone, Vincent M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Ganglion cells; Mel1A; Mel1B; Mel1C; Photoreceptors

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE LOCATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CHICKENS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PERIODICITY; PHOTOPERIOD; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; RETINA; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0036591088     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523802192042     Document Type: Article

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