... greater than the level of the ~132 kDa protein. The tissue distribution of Cm-NOS was assessed by end-point RT-PCR in tissues from a single red color morph intermolt male. Cm-NOS mRNA was detected in all tissues examined, except the heart and hepatopancreas ( Fig. 1 ). Cm-EF2 was expressed...

... levels of the genes. Table 2. cDNAs encoding crustacean mTOR signaling components Endpoint PCR was used to qualitatively assess the tissue distribution of Gl-Rheb (no. HM989971), Gl-EF2 (no. AY552550), Cm-Rheb (no. HM989970), Cm-EF2 (no. GU808334), Ha-Rheb (no. HM989972...

... 6 2005 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2005 2005 Crustacea Arthropoda calpain tissue distribution steroid hormone molting ecdysone gene expression mRNA ecdysone receptor DNA sequence amino acid sequence cloning cDNA muscle atrophy skeletal muscle Calpains...

... or modulating ecdysteroid synthesis in the Y-organ. © The Company of Biologists Limited 2004 2004 Crustacea Arthropoda nitric oxide synthase Y-organ gonad ovary gill eyestalk ganglion molting gland nervous tissue tissue distribution cDNA cloning DNA sequence amino acid sequence gene...

... 2002 2002 dietary metal absorption kinetics heavy metal accumulation mucus tissue distribution fish zinc homeostasis. For aquatic biota, as for other organisms, zinc is a vital micronutrient ( Watanabe et al., 1997 ) and must be assimilated from the environment. However...