Enzyme adaptation along a heterothermic tissue: The visceral retia mirabilia of the bluefin tuna

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 6 41-6, 1997, Pages

  Fudge, Douglas S ^a   Don Stevens, E ^a   Ballantyne, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compensation; Heat exchanger; Metabolic organization; Temperature; Thunnus

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CITRATE SYNTHASE; ENZYME; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; PYRUVATE KINASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; HUMAN TISSUE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION;

EID: 20644445648     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.6.r1834     Document Type: Article

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