Comparative expression analysis of the phosphocreatine circuit in extant primates: Implications for human brain evolution

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 205-212

  Pfefferle, Adam D ^a   Warner, Lisa R ^a   Wang, Catrina W ^a   Nielsen, William J ^a   Babbitt, Courtney C ^a   Fedrigo, Olivier ^a   Wray, Gregory A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metabolism; Geneexpression; Phosphocreatine circuit; Primate comparison

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DIET; FOSSIL RECORD; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; METABOLISM;

HOMINIDAE; MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; PAN; PRIMATES;

EID: 78650873025     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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