Succinate and alanine as anaerobic end-products in the diving turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 409-413

  Buck, L T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alanine; Anaerobiosis; Blood; Chrysemys picta bellii; Exothermic gap; Fumarate reductase; Heart; Lactate; Liver

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; FUMARATE REDUCTASE; LACTIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; GLYCOLYSIS; INVERTEBRATE; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA BELLII; INVERTEBRATA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033898358     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(00)00215-7     Document Type: Article

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