Evidence for the involvement of carbonic anhydrase and urease in calcium carbonate formation in the gravity-sensing organ of Aplysia californica

Calcified Tissue International

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-255

  Pedrozo, H A ^a   Schwartz, Z ^a,c   Dean, D D ^a   Harrison, J L ^b   Campbell, J W ^d   Wiederhold, M L ^a,b   Boyan, B D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplysia californica; Calcium carbonate; Carbonic anhydrase; Statoconia; Urease

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ACETOHYDROXAMIC ACID; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; UREASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVITY; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SENSE ORGAN;

NASA DISCIPLINE NEUROSCIENCE; NON-NASA CENTER;

ANIMALS; APLYSIA; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONIC ANHYDRASES; GRAVITATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SENSE ORGANS; UREASE;

EID: 0030742319     PISSN: 0171967X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002239900330     Document Type: Article

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