Evolution of the vertebrate pineal gland: The AANAT hypothesis

Chronobiology International

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 5-20

  Klein, David C ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

AANAT; Evolution; Melatonin; Pineal; Retina; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; AROMATIC AMINE; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; INTERPHOTORECEPTOR RETINOID BINDING PROTEIN; MELATONIN; NORADRENALIN; PHOSDUCIN; RECOVERIN; RETINA S ANTIGEN; RETINAL; RHODOPSIN KINASE; SCHIFF BASE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CIONA INTESTINALIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DETOXIFICATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; FISH; FROGS AND TOADS; GENOME ANALYSIS; HYPOTHESIS; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; METHYLATION; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PHOTOACCLIMATIZATION; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PINEAL BODY; PINEALOCYTE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REPRODUCTION; RETINOHYPOTHALAMIC TRACT; SLEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UROCHORDATA; VERTEBRATE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ARYLALKYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EVOLUTION; MELATONIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; RETINA; TIME FACTORS;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33646701014     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520500545839     Document Type: Conference Paper

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