Intracellular oxygen diffusion: The roles of myoglobin and lipid at cold body temperature

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1118-1127

  Sidell, Bruce D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold temperature; Fish muscle; Lipid content; Mitochondria; Myoglobin; Oxygen diffusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031810172     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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