Dogmas and controversies in the handling of nitrogenous wastes: Expression of arginase Type I and II genes in rainbow trout: Influence of fasting on liver enzyme activity and mRNA levels in juveniles

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2033-2042

  Wright, Patricia A ^a   Campbell, Alisha ^a   Morgan, Robyn L ^a   Rosenberger, Andrew G ^a   Murray, Brent W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arginine; Mitochondrial targeting; Nitrogen metabolism; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Ornithine urea cycle; Urea

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETICS; LIVER; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAINBOW TROUT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARGINASE; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DATABASES, GENETIC; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LIVER; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; DANIO; DANIO RERIO; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; OSTEICHTHYES; PISCES; SALMONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3042569682     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00958     Document Type: Article

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