Induction of carbamoyl phosphate synthetase III and glutamine synthetase mRNA during confinement stress in gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 311-320

  Kong, Haiyan ^a   Kahatapitiya, Natalie ^a   Kingsley, Kyle ^a   Salo, Wilmar L ^a   Anderson, Paul M ^a   Wang, Yuxiang S ^b   Walsh, Patrick J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbamoyl phosphate synthethase; Enzyme induction; Glutamine synthetase; Gulf toadfish; Nitrogen excretion; Opsanus beta; Stress; Urea synthesis

Indexed keywords

CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE III; CHICKEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONFINEMENT STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACTINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CARBAMOYL-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE (GLUTAMINE-HYDROLYZING); CARBON-NITROGEN LIGASES; ENZYME INDUCTION; FISHES; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; LIVER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLES; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STRESS;

BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; GALLUS GALLUS; OPSANUS BETA; PISCES;

EID: 0033982699     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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