Gene expression during estivation in spadefoot toads, Scaphiopus couchii: Upregulation of riboflavin binding protein in liver

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 284, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 325-333

  Storey, Kenneth B ^a   Dent, M Eileen ^a   Storey, Janet M ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CDNA LIBRARY; GENBANK; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LIVER; MESSENGER RNA; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN BINDING; RIBOFLAVIN BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANURA; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; ESTIVATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE LIBRARY; LIVER; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OOCYTES; UP-REGULATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; PELOBATIDAE; REPTILIA; SCAPHIOPUS COUCHII; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0033178399     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19990801)284:3<325::AID-JEZ10>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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