Comparative analysis of circadian clock genes in insects

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 447-463

  Sandrelli, F ^a   Costa, R ^a   Kyriacou, C P ^b   Rosato, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circadian; Comparative; Expression; Genes; Insects

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE; GENETICS; INSECT; MAMMAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENES, INSECT; INSECTS; MAMMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 52049086232     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2008.00832.x     Document Type: Review

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