Ontogeny of the stomach in winter flounder: Characterization and expression of the pepsinogen and proton pump genes and determination of pepsin activity

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 897-915

  Douglas, S E ^a   Gawlicka, A ^a   Mandla, S ^a   Gallant, J W ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

cDNA; Gastric glands; H+ K+ ATPase; Hydrochloric acid; Larvae; Pepsin; Pleuronectes americanus; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

FLATFISH; GENE EXPRESSION; PEPSIN A; PEPSINOGEN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTON PUMP; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

PLEURONECTES AMERICANUS;

EID: 0032752163     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1047     Document Type: Article

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