Identification, localization and expression of LPXRFamide peptides, and melatonin-dependent induction of their precursor mRNA in the newt brain

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 211-220

  Chowdhury, Vishwajit Sur ^a,b   Ubuka, Takayoshi ^a   Osugi, Tomohiro ^a   Shimura, Taichi ^a   Tsutsui, Kazuyoshi ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LPXRFAMIDE PEPTIDE; MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; OCTAPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE; RNA PRECURSOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEWT; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; MALE; MELATONIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROPEPTIDES; RNA, MESSENGER; SALAMANDRIDAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 79955537660     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JOE-10-0494     Document Type: Article

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