Genetic, temporal and developmental differences between melatonin rhythm generating systems in the teleost fish pineal organ and retina

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 378-382

  Falcon J ^a   Gothilf, Y ^b   Coon, S L ^c   Boeuf, G ^a   Klein, D C ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arylalkylamine N acetyltransferase; Fish; Melatonin; Pineal organ; Retina

Indexed keywords

ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MELATONIN;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; GENETIC CODE; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TELEOST;

ANIMALS; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FISHES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIGHT; MELATONIN; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PINEAL GLAND; RETINA; RETINAL PIGMENTS; RNA, MESSENGER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0345073652     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2003.00993.x     Document Type: Review

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