Circadian Genes, xBmal1 and xNocturnin, Modulate the Timing and Differentiation of Somites in Xenopus laevis

Kristen L. Curran; Latoya Allen; Brittany Bronson Porter; Joseph Dodge; Chelsea Lope; Gail Willadsen; Rachel Fisher; Nicole Johnson; Elizabeth Campbell; Brett VonBergen; Devon Winfrey; Morgan Hadley; Thomas Kerndt

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108266

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Circadian Genes, xBmal1 and xNocturnin, Modulate the Timing and Differentiation of Somites in Xenopus laevis

Kristen L. Curran ,

* E-mail: currank@uww.edu

Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Department of Biological Sciences, Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Latoya Allen,

Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Department of Biological Sciences, Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Brittany Bronson Porter,

Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Department of Biological Sciences, Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Joseph Dodge,

Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Department of Biological Sciences, Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Chelsea Lope,

Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Department of Biological Sciences, Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Gail Willadsen,

Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Department of Biological Sciences, Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Rachel Fisher,

Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Department of Biological Sciences, Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Nicole Johnson,

Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Department of Biological Sciences, Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Elizabeth Campbell,

Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Department of Biological Sciences, Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Brett VonBergen,

Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Department of Biological Sciences, Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Devon Winfrey,

Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Department of Biological Sciences, Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Morgan Hadley,

Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Department of Biological Sciences, Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Thomas Kerndt

Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Department of Biological Sciences, Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Circadian Genes, xBmal1 and xNocturnin, Modulate the Timing and Differentiation of Somites in Xenopus laevis

Kristen L. Curran,
Latoya Allen,
Brittany Bronson Porter,
Joseph Dodge,
Chelsea Lope,
Gail Willadsen,
Rachel Fisher,
Nicole Johnson,
Elizabeth Campbell,
Brett VonBergen

Published: September 19, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108266

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