The Root effect - A structural and evolutionary perspective

Antarctic Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 271-278

  Verde, Cinzia ^a   Vergara, Alessandro ^b,c   Giordano, Daniela ^a   Mazzarella, Lelio ^b,c   Di Prisco, Guido ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROTEIN BIOCHEMISTRY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Evolution; Fish; Haemoglobin; pH regulation; Structure

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; EVOLUTION; PH; TELEOST;

ANTARCTICA;

AMPHIBIA; TELEOSTEI; TREMATOMUS NEWNESI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34249044116     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095410200700034X     Document Type: Review

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