Migration-related changes in gene expression in leg muscle of the christmas island red crab gecarcoidea natalis: Seasonal preparation for long-distance walking

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1740-1750

  Postel, Ute ^a   Thompson, Fiona ^a   Barker, Gary ^a   Viney, Mark ^a   Morris, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EST; Land crab; Lim protein; Migration; Muscle; Tropomyosin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MESSENGER RNA; MUSCLE LIM PROTEIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; TROPOMYOSIN; TROPONIN I;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRACHYURA; CHEMISTRY; CONTIG MAPPING; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; LIMB; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUSCLE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASON; WALKING;

ACTINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRACHYURA; CONTIG MAPPING; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; EXTREMITIES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; MALE; MICRONESIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEASONS; TROPOMYOSIN; TROPONIN I; WALKING;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GECARCINIDAE; GECARCOIDEA NATALIS;

EID: 77951736908     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.033829     Document Type: Article

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