Expression and Activity of Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase III and Ornithine Urea Cycle Enzymes in Various Tissues of Four Fish Species

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 355-364

  Felskie, A K ^a   Anderson, P M ^b   Wright, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amia calva; Carassius auratus; Carbamyl phosphate synthetase; Cyprinus carpio; Glutamine synthetase; Ictalurus punctatus; Mitochondria; Nitrogen metabolism; Urea cycle; Urea excretion

Indexed keywords

CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; UREA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARP; CATFISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FISH; GOLDFISH; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TISSUE LEVEL; UREA CYCLE;

AMIA CALVA; CARASSIUS AURATUS; CYPRINUS CARPIO; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0031923410     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(97)00361-1     Document Type: Article

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