Phenotypic plasticity of gut structure and function during periods of inactivity in Apostichopus japonicus

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-262

  Gao, Fei ^a,b   Yang, Hongsheng ^a   Xu, Qiang ^a,b   Wang, Fangyu ^a,b   Liu, Guangbin ^a,b   German, Donovan P ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Deposit feeder; Digestive enzymes; Digestive tract; Gut size; Invertebrate; Sea cucumber

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CELLULASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

APOSTICHOPUS JAPONICUS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FOOD DEPRIVATION; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LIFE CYCLE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA CUCUMBER;

ANIMALIA; APOSTICHOPUS JAPONICUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; HOLOTHUROIDEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 44249083434     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.03.011     Document Type: Article

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