Differential gene expression in the liver of the African lungfish, Protopterus annectens, after 6 days of estivation in air

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 231-245

  Loong, A M ^a   Hiong, K C ^b   Wong, W P ^a   Chew, S F ^b   Ip, Y K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Differential gene expression; Estivation; Lungfish; Protopterus annectens; Suppression subtractive hybridization; Urea synthesis

Indexed keywords

CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE (ARGININE SPECIFIC); CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE (ARGININE-SPECIFIC); LIGASE; PRIMER DNA; UREA;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; LIVER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CARBON-NITROGEN LIGASES WITH GLUTAMINE AS AMIDE-N-DONOR; DNA PRIMERS; ESTIVATION; FISHES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; LIVER; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UREA;

PROTOPTERIDAE; PROTOPTERUS ANNECTENS;

EID: 84856013900     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-011-0613-z     Document Type: Article

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