Function and immuno-localization of aquaporins in the Antarctic midge Belgica antarctica

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1096-1105

  Yi, Shu Xia ^a   Benoit, Joshua B ^b,c   Elnitsky, Michael A ^a,d   Kaufmann, Nancy ^e   Brodsky, Jeffrey L ^e   Zeidel, Mark L ^f   Denlinger, David L ^b   Lee, Richard E ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MERCYHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^f BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AQPs; Belgica antarctica; Dehydration; Immuno localization; Water channel proteins

Indexed keywords

AQUAGLYCEROPORIN; AQUAPORIN; INSECT PROTEIN; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; WATER;

CHLORIDE; DEHYDRATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FLY; FREEZING; MEMBRANE; MOVEMENT; PROTEIN; TOLERANCE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; DEHYDRATION; FREEZING; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LARVA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; AQUAGLYCEROPORINS; AQUAPORINS; CHIRONOMIDAE; DEHYDRATION; FREEZING; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; WATER;

BELGICA ANTARCTICA; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79961027812     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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