Transition from ectothermy to endothermy: The development of metabolic capacity in a bird (Gallus gallus)

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 273, Issue 1586, 2006, Pages 565-570

  Seebacher, Frank ^a   Schwartz, Tonia S ^a   Thompson, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Anaerobic metabolism; Cytochrome c oxidase; Lactate dehydrogenase; Mitochondria; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; 6 PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE; CITRATE SYNTHASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ECTOTHERMY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDOTHERMY; ENZYME; EVOLUTION; GAMEBIRD; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BIRD; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTION; GALLUS GALLUS; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLIC CAPACITY; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOGENESIS; UPREGULATION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CHICK EMBRYO; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

AEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MITOCHONDRIA, LIVER; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE-1;

EID: 33645794531     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3333     Document Type: Article

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