Phylogenetic aspects of carbamoyl phosphate synthetase in lungfish: A transitional enzyme in transitional fishes

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 187-194

  Laberge, Tammy ^a   Walsh, Patrick J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbamoylphosphate synthetase; Lungfish; Phylogeny; Protopterus spp.; Sarcopterygii

Indexed keywords

CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE (GLUTAMINE HYDROLYSING);

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE 3; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FISH; GENE DUPLICATION; GILL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOPTERUS AETHIOPICUS; PROTOPTERUS ANNECTENS; PROTOPTERUS DOLLOI; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; DIPNOI; MAMMALIA; PISCES; PROTOPTERUS; PROTOPTERUS ANNECTENS; SARCOPTERYGII; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79956354882     PISSN: 1744117X     EISSN: 18780407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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