Time and time again: The phylogeny of melatonin as a...

Autor: Cassone, Vincent M., Natesan, Arjun K.
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Zdroj: Journal of Biological Rhythms; Dec97, Vol. 12 Issue 6, p489, 9p, 5 Diagrams, 1 Chart
Abstrakt: Reviews the hypothesis forwarded by several authors that melatonin is a phylogenetically conserved molecule involved in biological timing and/or phototransduction in many organisms. Phylogeny of extant processes; Biosynthesis of melatonin in vertebrates; Synthesis of melatonin in invertebrate metazoans and higher plants; Role of melatonin in vertebrate circadian processes.
Databáze: Complementary Index