Slow desiccation improves dehydration tolerance and accumulation of compatible osmolytes in earthworm cocoons (Dendrobaena octaedra Savigny)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1903-1910

  Petersen, Christina R ^a   Holmstrup, Martin ^a   Malmendal, Anders ^b   Bayley, Mark ^a   Overgaard, Johannes ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anhydrobiosis; Betaine; Dehydration; Sorbitol; Water loss

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BETAINE; GLUCOSE; MANNITOL; SORBITOL;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DENMARK; DESICCATION; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OOCYTE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALANINE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BETAINE; DEHYDRATION; DENMARK; DESICCATION; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GLUCOSE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MANNITOL; OLIGOCHAETA; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OVUM; SORBITOL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; DENDROBAENA OCTAEDRA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 47749136592     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.017558     Document Type: Article

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