Circadian clocks in human red blood cells.

doi:10.1038/nature09702

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Circadian clocks in human red blood cells.

Nature - 27 Jan 2011

O'Neill John S, Reddy Akhilesh B

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Circadian (∼24 hour) clocks are fundamentally important for coordinated physiology in organisms as diverse as cyanobacteria and humans. All current models of the molecular circadian clockwork in eukaryotic cells are based on transcription-translation feedback loops. Non-transcriptional mechanisms...

Topics

Cell Nucleus
Circadian Clocks
Erythrocytes
Hemoglobins
Humans
Oxidation-Reduction
Peroxiredoxins
Phenotype
Temperature

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