How Drosophila species acquire cold tolerance: Qualitative changes of phospholipids

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 252, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 608-611

  Ohtsu, Takashi ^a   Kimura, Masahito T ^a   Katagiri, Chihiro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chain length of fatty acid; Cold tolerance; Drosophila; Phosphatidylethanolamine rich membrane; Unsaturated fatty acid

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; COLD TOLERANCE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; HEAT TOLERANCE; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0032521591     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2520608.x     Document Type: Article

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