Characterization of γ-glutamyltranspeptidase in the liver of the frog: 3. Response to freezing and thawing in the freeze-tolerant wood frog Rana sylvatica

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-148

  Hemmings, Susan J ^a   Storey, Kenneth B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Freeze tolerance; Frog liver glutamyltranspeptidase; Rana sylvatica; Thyroid hormone; Thyroid hormone regulation

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; KETONE; LIOTHYRONINE; LIVER ENZYME;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROTECTION; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZING; FROG; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOMOGENATE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAWING;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 0029884825     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.661     Document Type: Article

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