Urea transporter and glutamine synthetase regulation and localization in gulf toadfish gill

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 704-712

  McDonald, M Danielle ^a   Vulesevic, Branka ^b   Perry, Steve F ^b   Walsh, Patrick J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Facilitated diffusion; Glutamine production; Opsanus beta; Stress; Urea excretion; Urea production

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; UREA; UREA TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BATRACHOIDIFORMES; BLOOD; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GILL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BATRACHOIDIFORMES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GILLS; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; HYDROCORTISONE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RNA, MESSENGER; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; UREA;

BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; OPSANUS BETA;

EID: 62849083901     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.015875     Document Type: Article

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