Whole-body protein turnover reveals the cost of detoxification of secondary metabolites in a vertebrate browser

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

Volumn 183, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 993-1003

  Au, Jessie ^a   Marsh, Karen J ^a   Wallis, Ian R ^a   Foley, William J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost; Detoxification; Herbivore; Nitrogen; Plant secondary metabolite; Protein turnover

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; CINEOLE; CYCLOHEXANOL DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; PROTEIN; TERPENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; HERBIVORY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; TRICHOSURUS;

ANIMALS; BENZOIC ACID; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DIETARY PROTEINS; EATING; HERBIVORY; MALE; MONOTERPENES; NITROGEN; PROTEINS; TRICHOSURUS;

EID: 84884526633     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-013-0754-3     Document Type: Article

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