Glutamine synthetase activity and the expression of three glul paralogues in zebrafish during transport

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 163, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 274-284

  Dhanasiri, Anusha K S ^a   Fernandes, Jorge M O ^a   Kiron, Viswanath ^a  

^a NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Glul paralogues; Glutamine synthetase; Transport; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE; GLULA GENE; GLULB GENE; GLULC GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECEPTOR BINDING; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 84867920106     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: 18791107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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