Freeze resistance in rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax): Seasonal pattern of glycerol and antifreeze protein levels and liver enzyme activity associated with glycerol production

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 415-422

  Lewis, Johanne M ^a   Ewart, K Vanya ^b   Driedzic, William R ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIFREEZE PROTEIN; FRESH WATER; GLYCEROL; GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (ATP);

LOW TEMPERATURE; TOLERANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; FREEZING; LIVER; METABOLISM; OSMERIFORMES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIFREEZE PROTEINS; FREEZING; FRESH WATER; GLYCEROL; GLYCEROLPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER; NEWFOUNDLAND; OSMERIFORMES; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (ATP); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; OSMERIFORMES; OSMERUS MORDAX;

EID: 4143134275     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/383509     Document Type: Article

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