Protein synthesis, RNA concentrations, nitrogen excretion, and metabolism vary seasonally in the antarctic holothurian Heterocucumis steineni (Ludwig 1898)

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 556-569

  Fraser, Keiron P P ^a   Peck, Lloyd S ^a   Clarke, Andrew ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEIN; RNA; TRITIUM;

METABOLISM; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SEA CUCUMBER; SEASON;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NITROGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEINS; RNA; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SEA CUCUMBERS; SEASONS; TRITIUM;

HOLOTHURIA; NACELLA; NACELLA CONCINNA;

EID: 13444263703     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/420949     Document Type: Article

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