Transcription factor dynamics in pineal gland and liver of the Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) adapts to prevailing photoperiod

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-24

  Maronde, Erik ^a   Pfeffer, Martina ^b   Glass, Yuri ^a   Stehle, Jörg H ^a,b  

^a Dr Senckenbergische Anatomie   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

C EBP ; Clock genes; Inducible cAMP early repressor; Melatonin; Photoperiod; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; MELATONIN; PER1 PROTEIN; PINEAL BODY HORMONE; PROTEIN BMAL1; PROTEIN CRY2; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CLOCK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIVER; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATOR; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEAL BODY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT MODULATOR; LIVER; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; ORGAN SIZE; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 34447133036     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2007.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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