Stabilization and swelling of hagfish slime mucin vesicles

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1092-1099

  Herr, J E ^a   Winegard, T M ^a   O'Dormell, M J ^b   Yancey, P H ^c   Fudge, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WHITMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Betaine; Ionoregulation; Mucus; Myxine glutinosa; Osmoregulation; Trimethylamine oxide (tmao)

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC COMPOUND; ION; MUCIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL FRACTIONATION; ELECTRODE; EXUDATE; HAGFISH; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PH; RUPTURE; SECRETORY VESICLE; TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ELECTRODES; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; HAGFISHES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; IONS; KINETICS; MUCINS; RUPTURE; SECRETORY VESICLES; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

HAGFISH; MYXINE GLUTINOSA;

EID: 77951450208     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.038992     Document Type: Article

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