Molecular cogs of the insect circadian clock

Zoological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 947-955

  Shirasu, Naoto ^a   Shimohigashi, Yasuyuki ^a   Tominaga, Yoshiya ^b   Shimohigashi, Miki ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Clock genes; Clock proteins; Transcriptional translational feedback loops

Indexed keywords

TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CLOCK;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CHROMOSOME MAP; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICE; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0141613154     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.20.947     Document Type: Review

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