Melatonin and environmental lighting regulate ALA-S gene expression and so porphyrin biosynthesis in the rat harderian gland

Chronobiology International

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 851-867

  Lyoumi, Said ^a   Martin Schmitt, Caroline ^a   Touitou, Yvan ^b   Puy, Hervé ^a   Djeridane, Yasmina ^b  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE BIOMÉDICALE BICHAT BEAUJON CRB3   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Ferrochelatase; Harderian gland; Light; Melatonin; Porphyrin; aminolevulinate synthase

Indexed keywords

5 AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHASE; BREAST CANCER RESISTANCE PROTEIN; FERROCHELATASE; MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; PORPHYRIN; PORPHYRINOGEN; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HARDER GLAND; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 56249127906     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520802548242     Document Type: Article

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