Circadian expression of Bmal1 and serotonin-N-acetyltransferase mRNAs in chicken retina cells and pinealocytes in vivo and in vitro

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-150

  Toller, Gabor L ^a   Nagy, Eniko ^a   Horvath, Reka A ^a   Klausz, Barbara ^a   Rekasi, Zoltan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Bmal1; Chicken; Circadian rhythm; Clock; Clock gene; Melatonin; Pineal gland; Retina; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BMAL1; SEROTONIN N ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PINEAL BODY; PINEALOCYTE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; ARNTL TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ARYLALKYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICKENS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLOCK PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; PHOTORECEPTORS; PINEAL GLAND; RETINA; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33646887776     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JMN:28:2:143     Document Type: Article

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