Mitochondria of cold hardy insects: Responses to cold and hypoxia assessed at enzymatic, mRNA and DNA levels

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 367-373

  McMullen, David C ^a   Storey, Kenneth B ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cytochrome c oxidase; Diapause; Epiblema scudderiana; Eurosta solidaginis; Freeze avoidance; Freeze tolerance; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; INSECT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; RNA; RNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FREEZING; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TEPHRITIDAE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FREEZING; INSECT PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MOTHS; RNA; RNA, MESSENGER; SEASONS; TEPHRITIDAE;

EPIBLEMA SCUDDERIANA; EUROSTA SOLIDAGINIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 38749121301     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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