A molecular model for intercellular synchronization in the mammalian circadian clock

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3792-3803

  To, Tsz Leung ^a   Henson, Michael A ^b   Herzog, Erik D ^c   Doyle III, Francis J ^d  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CELL TYPE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MAMMAL CELL; MOLECULAR MODEL; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; OSCILLATOR; PACEMAKER; PARAMETER; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN SECRETION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SIMULATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34250367538     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.094086     Document Type: Article

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