Oscillating perceptions: the ups and downs of the CLOCK protein in the mouse circadian system

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 437-446

  Debruyne, Jason P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological clocks; Circadian rhythms; CLOCK; Clock gene; Negative feedback loops; NPAS2; Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 58549099122     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 00221333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-008-0066-7     Document Type: Review

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