The interplay among cardiac ultrastructure, metabolism and the expression of oxygen-binding proteins in Antarctic fishes

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1287-1297

  O'Brien, Kristin M ^a   Sidell, Bruce D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Antarctic fish; Cardiac muscle; Chaenocephalus aceratus; Chionodraco rastrospinosus; Gobionotothen gibberifrons; Haemoglobin; Heart; Icefish; Metabolism; Myoglobin; Oxygen binding protein

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SYNTHASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; HEMOGLOBIN; HEXOKINASE; MYOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; COLD; ENERGY METABOLISM; FISH; HEART MITOCHONDRION; HEART MUSCLE; METABOLISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; COLD; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; ENERGY METABOLISM; FISHES; HEMOGLOBINS; HEXOKINASE; MITOCHONDRIA, HEART; MYOCARDIUM; MYOGLOBIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CHAENOCEPHALUS ACERATUS; CHIONODRACO RASTROSPINOSUS; GOBIONOTOTHEN GIBBERIFRONS; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034062372     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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