Cryptochrome mediates light-dependent magnetosensitivity in Drosophila

Nature

Volumn 454, Issue 7207, 2008, Pages 1014-1018

  Gegear, Robert J ^a   Casselman, Amy ^a   Waddell, Scott ^a   Reppert, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCHROME;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOASSAY; BIOPHYSICS; CHEMICAL REACTION; FLY; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; LIGHT EFFECT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MODELING; PHOTORECEPTION;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; LIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLAVOPROTEINS; LIGHT; MAGNETICS; MUTATION; SENSATION;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 50049118298     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07183     Document Type: Article

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