The role of circadian rhythmicity in reproduction

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-101

  Kennaway, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clock; Clock genes; Period; Shiftwork; Suprachiasmatic

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE RECEPTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CLOCK;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FERTILITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 13444280502     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmh054     Document Type: Review

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