Circadian clock signals in the adrenal cortex

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 349, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-37

  Ota, Takumi ^a   Fustin, Jean Michel ^a   Yamada, Hiroyuki ^a   Doi, Masao ^a   Okamura, Hitoshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Aldosterone; Circadian rhythm; Clock genes; Glucocorticoid

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CRYPTOCHROME 1; CRYPTOCHROME 2; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; MINERALOCORTICOID; PROTEIN BMAL1; STEROID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CLOCK;

ADRENAL CORTEX; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENDOCRINE CELL; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; ZONA FASCICULATA;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MINERALOCORTICOIDS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 83555178507     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.08.010     Document Type: Review

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