Freezing-induced genes in wood frog (Rana sylvatica): Fibrinogen upregulation by freezing and dehydration

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 5 41-5, 1997, Pages

  Cai, Q ^a   Storey, K B ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryobiology; Dehydration; Freeze tolerance; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; FREEZING; FROG; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0030909447     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.5.r1480     Document Type: Article

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