Storage of retinal in the eggs of the ascidian, Halocynthia roretzi

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 221-230

  Irie, Toshiaki ^a   Kajiwara, Shogo ^b   Seki, Takaharu ^c  

^a Osaka Meijo Women's College   (Japan)

^b IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA KYOIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Chordate; Egg; Retinal; Retinoic acid; Retinoid; Tunicate; Urochordate; Vertebrate; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID; SCHIFF BASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; CHROMATOPHORE; EGG; EGG YOLK; ELECTROPHORESIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMER; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; STORAGE; VERTEBRATE;

ASCIDIA; HALOCYNTHIA; HALOCYNTHIA RORETZI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037305880     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-4959(02)00251-8     Document Type: Article

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