Time microscopy of circadian expression of Cardiac Clock Gene mRNA Transcription: Chronodiagnostic and Chronotherapeutic implications

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 160, Issue SUPPL.2, 2010, Pages

  Sothern, R B ^a,b   Cornelissen G ^b   Yamamoto, T ^c,d,e   Takumi, T ^c   Halberg, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c OSAKA BIOSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e SONY CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological clock; Circadian; Clock gene; Heart; Mouse; Transcription

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CLOCK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HEART MUSCLE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY; MYOCARDIUM; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84887922949     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: 19726007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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