Revisiting the effects of crowding and feeding in the gulf toadfish, Opsanus beta: The role of Rhesus glycoproteins in nitrogen metabolism and excretion

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 301-313

  Rodela, Tamara M ^a   Esbaugh, Andrew J ^a   Weihrauch, Dirk ^b   Veauvy, Clémence M ^c   McDonald, M Danielle ^c   Gilmour, Kathleen M ^a   Walsh, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Feeding; Gastrointestinal tract; Gill; Glutamine synthetase; Gulf toadfish; Nitrogen excretion; Opsanus beta; Plasma; Rhesus proteins; Urea

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FISH PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NITROGEN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BATRACHOIDIFORMES; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CROWDING; DNA SEQUENCE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; GILL; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BATRACHOIDIFORMES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CROWDING; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FISH PROTEINS; FLORIDA; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GILLS; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITROGEN; PHYLOGENY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; UREA;

BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; OPSANUS BETA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84856412493     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.061879     Document Type: Article

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