Effects of zinc on L-[3H]proline uptake by lobster (Homarus americanus) hepatopancreatic brush-border membrane vesicles

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 3003-3010

  Monteilh Zoller, Mahealani K ^a   Zonno, Vincenzo ^b   Storelli, Carlo ^b   Ahearn, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amino acid transport; BBMV; Brush border membrane vesicle; Epithelium; Heavy metal; Hepatopancreas; Homarus americanus; IMINO system; L pipecolate; L proline; Lobster; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032700096     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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