Genetic variation of melatonin productivity in laboratory mice under domestication
Genetic variation of melatonin productivity in laboratory mice under domestication
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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Melatonin is a pineal hormone produced at night; however, many strains of laboratory mice are deficient in melatonin. Strangely enough, the gene encoding HIOMT enzyme (also known as ASMT) that catalyzes the last step of melatonin synthesis is still unidentified in the house mouse (Mus musculus) despite the completion of the genome sequence. Here we...
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Genetic variation of melatonin productivity in laboratory mice under domestication
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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1073_pnas_0914399107
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1073_pnas_0914399107
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.0914399107
