Egr1 involvement in evening gene regulation by melatonin

FASEB Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 764-773

  Fustin, J M ^a   Dardente, H ^a   Wagner, G C ^a   Carter, D A ^b   Johnston, J D ^c   Lincoln, G A ^d   Hazlerigg, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circadian; Clock gene; Cryptochrome; Pars tuberalis; Photo period

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; LUCIFERASE; MELATONIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRY1 GENE; EGR1 GENE; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; IN VITRO STUDY; MT1 GENE; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TARGET ORGAN;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 1; FEMALE; FLAVOPROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECEPTOR, MELATONIN, MT1; SEASONS; SHEEP;

MAMMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 61449149492     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: 15306860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.08-121467     Document Type: Article

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