Hsp levels in toad heart are independent of temperature and pharmacological stimuli

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 309-317

  Chapovetsky, Victoria ^a   Katz, Uri ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bufo regularis; Bufo viridis; Clonidine; Hsp25; Hsp70; Hypoxia; Phenylephrine; Skeletal muscle; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HYPOXIA; MUSCLE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOAD;

ANURA; BUFO REGULARIS; BUFO VIRIDIS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 33750813619     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000600917953     Document Type: Article

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