The circadian E-box: When perfect is not good enough

Chronobiology International

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 371-388

  Muñoz, Estela ^a   Baler, Ruben ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian transcription; E box; Review

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; CYCLIN B1; VASOPRESSIN;

BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BIOSPHERE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DROSOPHILA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIGHT; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0037669486     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-120022525     Document Type: Review

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