Interrenal responses to high ambient temperature in soft-shelled turtle, Lissemys punctata punctata

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 880-884

  Ray, Prajna Paramita ^a   Maiti, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Interrenal response; Lissemys puctata punctata; Nuclear hypertrophy; Temperature; Turtle

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; THERMAL STRESS;

HYPERTROPHY;

RNA;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEAT; HISTOLOGY; INTERRENAL GLAND; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TURTLE;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HEAT; INTERRENAL GLAND; TURTLES;

ANIMALIA; LISSEMYS; LISSEMYS PUNCTATA; TESTUDINES; TRIONYCHIDAE;

EID: 0041696695     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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