RNA concentration and the RNA to protein ratio in cephalopod tissues: Sources of variation and relationship with growth rate

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 237, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-201

  Pierce, G J ^a   Key, L N ^a   Boyle, P R ^a   Siegert, K J ^a   Goncalves J M ^b   Porteiro, F M ^b   Martins, H R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; GROWTH RATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CEPHALOPOD; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RNA ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

AZORES; CEPHALOPODA; ELEDONE CIRRHOSA; LOLIGO FORBESI; OCTOPUS VULGARIS; TODARODES SAGITTATUS;

EID: 0033617109     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(99)00008-8     Document Type: Article

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