Amino acids are a source of glycerol in cold-acclimated rainbow smelt

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 387-393

  Raymond, James A ^a   Driedzic, William R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alanine; Amino acids; Bicarbonate; Cold hardiness; Gluconeogenesis; Glutamate; Glycerol synthesis; Rainbow smelt

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FISH; FREEZING; GLUCONEOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; OSMERUS MORDAX;

EID: 0031435963     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(97)00178-8     Document Type: Article

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