Loss of circadian rhythm and light-induced suppression of pineal melatonin levels in Cry1 and Cry2 double-deficient mice

Genes to Cells

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1063-1071

  Yamanaka, Yujiro ^a   Suzuki, Yohko ^a   Todo, Takeshi ^b   Honma, Ken ichi ^a   Honma, Sato ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCHROME 1 GENE; CRYPTOCHROME 2 GENE; DARKNESS; FEMALE; GENE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE INHIBITION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRYPTOCHROMES; LIGHT; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PINEAL GLAND;

MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 77957112757     PISSN: 13569597     EISSN: 13652443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2010.01443.x     Document Type: Article

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