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Biological Clocks

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Definition: The physiological mechanisms that govern the rhythmic occurrence of certain biochemical, physiological, and behavioral phenomena.     
See Also Circadian Rhythm; Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
Examples Circadian Clocks 		Other names Pacemakers, Biological; Oscillators, Endogenous; Biological Oscillators; Pacemaker, Biological; Oscillators, Biologic; Oscillator, Endogenous; Oscillator, Biological; Endogenous Oscillators; Endogenous Oscillator; Clocks, Biologic; Clock, Biological; Biological Pacemaker; Biological Oscillator; Biological Clock; Biologic Pacemakers; Biologic Pacemaker; Biologic Oscillators; Biologic Clocks; Pacemakers, Biologic; Pacemaker, Biologic
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
timeless2 protein, Drosophila  0   *Drosophila Proteins Biological Clocks Circadian Rhythm. Curr Biol. 2010 Feb 23;20(4):346-52
her1 protein, zebrafish  0   *Zebrafish Proteins *Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors Biological Clocks.
her9 protein, zebrafish  0   *Zebrafish Proteins *Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors Biological Clocks.
LKP2 protein, Arabidopsis  0   *Arabidopsis Proteins Biological Clocks. Plant Cell 2001 Dec;13(12):2659-70
KaiC protein, cyanobacteria  0   *Bacterial Proteins *Circadian Rhythm Signaling Peptides and Proteins Biological Clocks Circadian Rhythm Multigene Family. Science 1998 Sep 4;281(5382):1519-23
KaiB protein, cyanobacteria  0   *Bacterial Proteins *Circadian Rhythm Signaling Peptides and Proteins Biological Clocks Circadian Rhythm Multigene Family. Science 1998 Sep 4;281(5382):1519-23
KaiA protein, cyanobacteria  0   *Bacterial Proteins *Circadian Rhythm Signaling Peptides and Proteins Biological Clocks Circadian Rhythm Multigene Family. Science 1998 Sep 4;281(5382):1519-23
hairy1 protein, Gallus gallus  0   *Avian Proteins *Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors Biological Clocks. Cell 1997 Nov 28;91(5):639-48; Development 2002 Jun;129(12):2929-46
timeless protein, Drosophila  0   *Drosophila Proteins Biological Clocks Circadian Rhythm. Science 1995 Nov 3;270(5237):805-8

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