Seasonal variability of free amino acids in two marine bivalves, Macoma balthica and Mytilus spp., in relation to environmental and physiological factors

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1015-1027

  Kube, S ^a   Sokolowski, A ^b   Jansen, J M ^c   Schiedek, D ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bivalve; Free amino acids; Glycogen; Gonadal index; Osmoconformer; Salinity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; GLYCINE; GLYCOGEN; TAURINE;

ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CELL VOLUME; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GLYCOGEN ANALYSIS; MACOMA BALTHICA; MYTILUS; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE;

BIVALVIA; MACOMA BALTHICA; MYTILUS;

EID: 34249725029     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.03.012     Document Type: Article

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