Enzymatic urea adaptation: Lactate and malate dehydrogenase in elasmobranchs

Physiological Research

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 675-688

  Lagana G ^a   Bellocco, E ^a   Mannucci, C ^a   Leuzzi, U ^a   Tellone, E ^a   Kotyk, A ^b   Galtieri, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Elasmobranchs; Environmental adaptation; Lactate dehydrogenase; Malate dehydrogenase; Urea denaturation

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; UREA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASMOBRANCHII; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BRAIN; ELASMOBRANCHII; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EYE; FISH PROTEINS; ISOENZYMES; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MUSCLES; MYOCARDIUM; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; UREA;

EID: 33845896539     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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