The Unique Mitochondrial Form and Function of Antarctic Channichthyid Icefishes

Antarctic icefishes of the family Channichthyidae are the only vertebrate animals that as adults do not express the circulating oxygen-binding protein hemoglobin (Hb). Six of the 16 family members also lack the intracellular oxygen-binding protein myoglobin (Mb) in the ventricle of their hearts and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Integrative and comparative biology 2010-12, Vol.50 (6), p.993-1008
Hauptverfasser:	O’Brien, Kristin M., Mueller, Irina A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Physiological Advance in Antartic Marine Biology Animals Antarctic Regions Binding sites Cardiovascular system Cold Temperature Density Fish Heart Hemoglobins - genetics Hemoglobins - metabolism Marine fishes Mitochondria Mitochondria - enzymology Mitochondria - genetics Mitochondria - metabolism Mitochondria - ultrastructure Mitochondrial DNA Mitochondrial membranes Muscle Fibers, Skeletal - cytology Muscle Fibers, Skeletal - metabolism Musculoskeletal system Myocytes, Cardiac - cytology Myocytes, Cardiac - metabolism Myoglobin - genetics Myoglobin - metabolism Nitric Oxide - metabolism Oxides Oxygen Perciformes - classification Perciformes - genetics Perciformes - metabolism Phospholipids Phylogeny Proteins Skeletal muscle
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