The circadian clock: A manager of biochemical processes within the organism

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 339-343

  Holzberg, D ^a   Albrecht, Urs ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Circadian clock; Clock synchronization; Metabolism; Per2

Indexed keywords

HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE RECEPTOR;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIVER; MAMMALS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MYOCARDIUM; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RATS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0037382470     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2003.00992.x     Document Type: Review

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