Mitochondrial citrulline synthesis in the ureagenic toadfish, Opsanus beta, is dependent on carbonic anhydrase activity and glutamine transport

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 279, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 521-529

  Henry, Raymond P ^a   Walsh, Patrick J ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 0030728544     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19971201)279:5<521::AID-JEZ16>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Conference Paper

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