Vasotocinergic and isotocinergic systems in the gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata): An osmoregulatory story

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 571-581

  Martos Sitcha, J A ^a,b   Wunderink, Y S ^a   Gozdowska, M ^c   Kulczykowska, E ^c   Mancera, J M ^a   Martinez Rodriguez G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Osmoregulation; Pro isotocin; Pro vasotocin; Stress; Teleost fish

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOTOCIN; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE BINDING; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; SALINITY; SPARUS AURATA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOLARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA BREAM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; SPARUS AURATA; TELEOSTEI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OSMOREGULATION; OXYTOCIN; PITUITARY GLAND; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SALINITY; SEA BREAM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VASOTOCIN;

EID: 84884802396     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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