Circadian clock genes in Drosophila: Recent developments

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 797-804

  Subramanian, P ^a   Balamurugan, E ^a   Suthakar, G ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Circadian clock gene; Circadian rhythms; Drosophila; Molecular rhythm

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; FEEDBACK CONTROL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

PHOTORECEPTORS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; MUTATION; NEUROPEPTIDES; NUCLEAR PROTEINS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTA; MELANOGASTER; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0042698606     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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