Freeze-induced alterations of translatable mRNA populations in wood frog organs

Cryobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 353-362

  White, Dawn ^a,b   Storey, Kenneth B ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibian cold hardiness; Freeze tolerance; Gene expression; Protein synthesis; Rana sylvatica

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FROG; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART; LIVER; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSLATION;

EID: 0033150163     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cryo.1999.2178     Document Type: Article

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