A median third eye: Pineal gland retraces evolution of vertebrate photoreceptive organs

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-18

  Mano, Hiroaki ^a   Fukada, Yoshitaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVE CELL; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; RETINA; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DNA; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; PINEAL GLAND; RETINA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34247860898     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2006-02-24-IR-813     Document Type: Conference Paper

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