Circadian rhythms and fertility

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 349, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-61

  Kennaway, David J ^a   Boden, Michael J ^a   Varcoe, Tamara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bmal1; Circadian rhythms; Clock genes; Ovary; Period; Testis

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCHROME 1; CRYPTOCHROME 2; PER1 PROTEIN; PER2 PROTEIN; PER3 PROTEIN; PROTEIN BMAL1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CLOCK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BMAL1 GENE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLOCK GENE; CRY1 GENE; CRY2 GENE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE FERTILITY; MOUSE MUTANT; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PER1 GENE; PER2 GENE; PER3 GENE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SHIFT WORKER; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRAVEL;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLOCK PROTEINS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENITALIA; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY;

EID: 83555177331     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.08.013     Document Type: Review

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