Daily variation in melatonin synthesis and arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase activity in the nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-46

  Migliori, Maria L ^a   Romanowski, Andres ^a   Simonetta, Sergio H ^b   Valdez, Diego ^c   Guido, Mario ^c   Golombek, Diego A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE QUILMES   (Argentina)

^b FUNDACIÓN INSTITUTO LELOIR   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arylalkylamine N acetyltransferase; Caenorhabditis elegans; Circadian rhythm; Melaton; N acetylserotonin methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MELATONIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RED LIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WHITE LIGHT;

ANIMALS; ARYLALKYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MELATONIN;

EID: 84863571935     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2011.00969.x     Document Type: Article

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