The molecular workings of the Neurospora biological clock

Novartis Foundation Symposium

Volumn 253, Issue , 2003, Pages 184-202

  Froehlich, Allan C ^a   Pregueiro, Antonio ^a   Lee, Kwangwon ^a   Denault, Deanna ^a   Colot, Hildur ^a   Nowrousian, Minou ^a   Loros, Jennifer J ^a   Dunlap, Jay C ^a   Foster, ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; VISUAL PROTEINS AND PIGMENTS;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; LIGHT; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PHOTORECEPTORS, MICROBIAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 1442333348     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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