Genetic variability of arylalkylamiae-N-acetyl-transferase (AA-NAT) gene and human sleep/wake pattern

Chronobiology International

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-237

  Wang, Grace Ying ^a   Lee, Caroline Guat Lay ^a   Lee, Edmund Jon Deoon ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Arylalkylamine N acetyl transferase (AA NAT); Circadian sleep wake rhythm; Melatonin; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Polymorphism; Promoter regions; Questionnaire; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MELATONIN; ARYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSCILLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP; STATISTICS; WAKEFULNESS;

ELEOTRIDAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; BASE SEQUENCE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; STATISTICS; VARIATION (GENETICS); WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 3542997437     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-120037822     Document Type: Article

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