Molecular activity of sodium pumps in the kidney of mammals and birds

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 986, Issue , 2003, Pages 606-607

  Turner, Nigel ^a   Hulbert, A J ^a   Else, Paul L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometry; Body mass; Membranes; Metabolism; Molar activity; Polyunsaturation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ALLOMETRY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BIRD; BODY SIZE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY MEDULLA; LIPID COMPOSITION; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037564284     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07260.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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