Allometric scaling of RNA, DNA, and enzyme levels: An intraspecific study

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 4 46-4, 1999, Pages

  Burness, Gary P ^a   Leary, Scot C ^b   Hochachka, Peter W ^a   Moyes, Christopher D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fish; mRNA; Muscle; Regulation

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SYNTHASE; CREATINE KINASE; DNA; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; PYRUVATE KINASE; RNA;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ALLOMETRY; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; RNA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032699573     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.4.r1164     Document Type: Article

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