Myoglobin enhances cardiac performance in antarctic icefish species that express the protein

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 1 42-1, 1997, Pages

  Acierno, Raffaele ^a   Agnisola, Claudio ^b   Tota, Bruno ^c,d   Sidell, Bruce D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^d STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaenocephalus aceratus; Chionodraco rastrospinosus; Isolated; Perfused hearts

Indexed keywords

MYOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; FISH; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEMOGLOBIN SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030873307     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.273.1.r100     Document Type: Article

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