Molecular characterization and expression pattern of taurine transporter in zebrafish during embryogenesis

Life Sciences

Volumn 82, Issue 19-20, 2008, Pages 1004-1011

  Kozlowski, David J ^a   Chen, Zhong ^a   Zhuang, Lina ^a   Fei, You Jun ^a   Navarre, Sammy ^a   Ganapathy, Vadivel ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Brain; Embryogenesis; Retina; Taurine transporter; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; PHENYLALANINE; SERINE; TAURINE TRANSPORTER; TRYPTOPHAN; VALINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN; CELL DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HEART; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KIDNEY; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA; STOICHIOMETRY; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 42649112403     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2008.02.015     Document Type: Article

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