Neuroglobin of seals and whales: Evidence for a divergent role in the diving brain

Neuroscience

Volumn 223, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-44

  Schneuer, M ^a   Flachsbarth, S ^a   Czech Damal, N U ^a   Folkow, L P ^b   Siebert, U ^c   Burmester, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Cetacea; Hypoxia; Lactate shuttle; Oxygen; Pinnipedia

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROGLOBIN; OXYGEN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN METABOLISM; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERRET; GENE EXPRESSION; MAMMAL; MINKE WHALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXYGEN AFFINITY; PORPOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CATTLE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DOGS; FERRETS; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLOBINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEALS, EARLESS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SWINE; WHALES;

EID: 84865525119     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.07.052     Document Type: Article

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