cDNA cloning and tissue expression for l-gulonolactone oxidase gene in soft-shelled turtle Pelodiscus sinensis a species with the ability to synthesize ascorbic acid

Fisheries Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 547-555

  Gong, Xun ^a,b   Niu, Cuijuan ^a   Zhang, Zuobing ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

l gulonolactone oxidase (GLO) gene; Pelodiscus sinensis; Tissue expression pattern

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; PELODISCUS SINENSIS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; TRIONYCHIDAE;

EID: 79959873866     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12562-011-0370-7     Document Type: Article

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