Effects of constant light on circadian rhythmicity in mice lacking functional cry genes: Dissimilar from per mutants

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-242

  Spoelstra, Kamiel ^a   Daan, Serge ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Constant light; Cry1; Cry2; Per1; Per2

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; CRYPTOCHROME; FLAVOPROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PER1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; PER2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENETICS; LIGHT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLAVOPROTEINS; LIGHT; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PERIODICITY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 41749084887     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-007-0301-3     Document Type: Article

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