Collective timekeeping among cells of the master circadian clock

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 230, Issue 1, 2016, Pages R27-R49

  Evans, Jennifer A ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ARGIPRESSIN; GASTRIN RELEASING PEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; ASTROCYTE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GLIA; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CIRCADIAN CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; NERVE NET; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 84980022391     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JOE-16-0054     Document Type: Review

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