Aestivation Induces Changes in the mRNA Expression Levels and Protein Abundance of Two Isoforms of Urea Transporters in the Gills of the African Lungfish, Protopterus annectens
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DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00071
Abstract: The African lungfish, Protopterus annectens, is ammonotelic in water despite being ureogenic. When it aestivates in mucus cocoon on land, ammonia is detoxified to urea. During the maintenance phase of aestivation, urea accumulates in the… read more here.
Keywords: lungfish protopterus; protein abundance; expression; gills annectens ... See more keywords