Light pulse induces ALA-S gene expression in the rat harderian gland

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-117

  Djeridane, Y ^a   Lyoumi, S ^b   Puy, H ^b   Touitou, Yvan ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

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

Author keywords

Ferrochelatase; Harderiangland; Light; Porphyrins; aminolevulinate synthase

Indexed keywords

5 AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHASE; FERROCHELATASE; HEME; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HARDER GLAND; LIGHT; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACCLIMATIZATION; PHOTODYNAMICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WISTAR RAT; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; RADIATION RESPONSE;

5-AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHETASE; ANIMALS; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HARDERIAN GLAND; LIGHT; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 77954258074     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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