Characterization and sequencing of glutamine synthetase cDNA from liver of the ureotelic gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-259

  Walsh, Patrick J ^a   Handel Fernandez, Mary Ellen ^b   Vincek, Vladimir ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamine synthetase; Gulf toadfish; Liver; Opsanus beta; Ornithine urea cycle; Ureagenesis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; ISOENZYME; LIVER ENZYME; METHIONINE; ORNITHINE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME MECHANISM; FISH; LIVER; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREA CYCLE;

ANIMALIA; BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; CHONDRICHTHYES; OPSANUS BETA; SQUALIDAE; SQUALUS ACANTHIAS;

EID: 0032718374     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(99)00105-4     Document Type: Article

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