Analysis of the prokineticin 2 system in a diurnal rodent, the unstriped nile grass rat (Arvicanthis niloticus)

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 206-218

  Lambert, Christopher M ^a   Machida, Kaz K ^a   Smale, Laura ^b   Nunez, Antonio A ^b   Weaver, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arvicanthis; Bv8; Circadian rhythms; Diurnal; Prokineticin; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; PROKINETICIN 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENETIC CODE; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYPOTHALAMUS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RODENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIGHT; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RATS; RODENTIA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR, ENDOCRINE-GLAND-DERIVED;

ACROCERAS MACRUM; ARVICANTHIS; ARVICANTHIS NILOTICUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 18444409399     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730405275135     Document Type: Article

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