The neural basis of Drosophila's circadian clock

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 224-234

  Helfrich Förster, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circadian clock; Drosophila; Dualoscillator system; Insects; Neurogenetics

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; PIGMENT DISPERSING FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MOLECULAR CLOCK; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; MUTANT; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 33748692024     PISSN: 14469235     EISSN: 14798425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2006.00223.x     Document Type: Review

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