Circadian regulation of pineal gland rhythmicity

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 349, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-19

  Borjigin, Jimo ^a,b   Samantha Zhang, L ^b   Calinescu, Anda Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Melatonin; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCHROME 1; CRYPTOCHROME 2; MELATONIN; N ACETYLSEROTONIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEROTONIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CLOCK;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; CLOCK GENE; CRY1 GENE; CRY2 GENE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; GENE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; LIGHT; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN CLOCKS; CLOCK PROTEINS; CRYPTOCHROMES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; SEROTONIN;

EID: 83555176420     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.07.009     Document Type: Review

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