Vanadium accumulation in ascidian coelomic cells is associated with enhanced pentose phosphate pathway capacity but not overall aerobic or anaerobic metabolism

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 323-330

  Treberg, Jason R ^a,b,d   Stacey, Joy E ^a,c,d   Driedzic, William R ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^d BAMFIELD MARINE SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enzyme activities; Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase; Iron; Tunicate

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE; VANADIUM;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLYCOLYSIS; METABOLIC CAPACITY; NONHUMAN; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 84857233823     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: 18791107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2011.12.007     Document Type: Article

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