Melatonin synthesis in retina: Circadian regulation of arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase activity in cultured photoreceptor cells of embryonic chicken retina

Brain Research

Volumn 973, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 56-63

  Ivanova, Tamara N ^a   Iuvone, P Michael ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arylalkylamine N acetyltransferase; Circadian rhythm; Melatonin; Photoreceptors cell; Retina

Indexed keywords

ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CHICKEN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME REPRESSION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; ILLUMINATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA; RETINA CELL;

EID: 0038299040     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)02540-X     Document Type: Article

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