ADH enzyme activity and Adh gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster lines differentially selected for increased alcohol tolerance

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 811-819

  Malherbe, Y ^a   Kamping, A ^a   Van Delden, W ^a   Van De Zande, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alcohol dehydrogenase; Drosophila melanogaster; Enzyme activity; Gene expression; Life stage; Selection

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE, DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN;

GENE EXPRESSION;

ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LARVA; METABOLISM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE; ETHANOL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; LARVA; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 22144432281     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00877.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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