Cry1 expression in the chicken pineal gland: Effects of changes in the light/dark conditions

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 152, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 144-147

  Nagy, András D ^a   Csernus, Valér J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Avian; Circadian; Clock genes; Cry1; Light; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCHROME 1; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UPREGULATION;

EID: 34250707839     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.01.019     Document Type: Article

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