Evolution of ammonia and urea tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster: Resistance and cross-tolerance

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 763-769

  Borash, Daniel J ^a,d   Pierce, Valerie A ^b,d   Gibbs, Allen G ^c,d   Mueller, Laurence D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Stress resistance; Urea

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS TOLERANCE; DEVELOPMENT; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; STRESS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0034081590     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00165-1     Document Type: Article

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