Temperature compensation and membrane composition in Neurospora crassa

Chronobiology International

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 445-454

  Lakin Thomas, Patricia L ^a   Brody, Stuart ^b   Coté, Gary G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Lipids; Membranes; Neurospora; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPOGENESIS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MUTATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PHASE TRANSITION; SHORT SURVEY; TEMPERATURE;

NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0030755273     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420529709001467     Document Type: Short Survey

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