Evidence for the possible existence of a Remnant L-Gulono-Gamma-Lactone oxidase (GULO) gene in a teleost genome

Folia Biologica

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 51-54

  Ocalewicz, Konrad ^a,b   Dabrowski, Konrad ^c   Mambrini, Muriel ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acipenser baeri; Acipenser fulvescens; Amia calva; Cyprinus carpio; GULO; L ascorbic acid; Mutation; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Oryzias latipes

Indexed keywords

FISH PROTEIN; GULONOLACTONE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CARPS; FISH PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENOME; L-GULONOLACTONE OXIDASE;

ACIPENSER BAERII; ACIPENSER FULVESCENS; AMIA CALVA; CYPRINUS CARPIO; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; ORYZIAS LATIPES; SCYLIORHINUS TORAZAME; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77953334911     PISSN: 00155497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3409/fb58_1-2.51-54     Document Type: Article

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