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Comment on "Circadian rhythms in the absence of the clock gene Bmal1"

Felix Naef, Cédric Gobet
2021
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Abstract

Ray et al. (Reports, 14 February 2020, p. 800) recently claimed temperature-compensated, free-running mRNA oscillations in Bmal1(-/-) liver slices and skin fibroblasts. We reanalyzed these data and found far fewer reproducible mRNA oscillations in this genotype. We also note errors and potentially inappropriate analyses.

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Felix Naef, Cédric Gobet
2021
Journal Articles

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