Molecular cloning and characterization of the clock gene period2 in the testis of lizard Podarcis sicula and its expression during seasonal reproductive cycle

Clock genes are known to oscillate with circadian rhythmicity in the central clock structure, the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus, and also in peripheral tissues. Reproduction is a peripheral activity that is strongly influenced by a circadian clock in many organisms. Most mammals that e...

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