Molecular cloning, localization and circadian expression of chicken melanopsin (Opn4): Differential regulation of expression in pineal and retinal cell types

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 158-170

  Chaurasia, S S ^a   Rollag, M D ^b   Jiang, G ^b   Hayes, W P ^c   Haque, R ^a   Natesan, A ^d   Zatz, M ^d   Tosini, G ^e   Liu, C ^e   Korf, H W ^f   Iuvone, P M ^a   Provencio, I ^b,g  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^e MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Entrainment; Melanopsin; Photoreceptors; Pineal; Retina

Indexed keywords

MELANOPSIN; MESSENGER RNA; RETINAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; LASER CAPTURE MICRODISSECTION; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PINEAL BODY; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RETINA CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICKENS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPSIN; PINEAL GLAND; RETINA; RNA, MESSENGER; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 19944431716     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2004.02874.x     Document Type: Article

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