Melatonin receptor expression in the zebra finch brain and peripheral tissues

Chronobiology International

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 189-202

  Jones, Catherine ^a   Helfer, Gisela ^a   Brandsttter, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain; Melatonin receptors; Pineal gland circadian rhythm

Indexed keywords

ISOPROTEIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FINCH; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FINCHES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 84856882918     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2011.642912     Document Type: Article

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