Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase regulation in the hepatopancreas of the anoxia-tolerant marine mollusc, Littorina littorea

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) gates flux through the pentose phosphate pathway and is key to cellular antioxidant defense due to its role in producing NADPH. Good antioxidant defenses are crucial for anoxia-tolerant organisms that experience wide variations in oxygen availability. The ma...

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Main Authors: Judeh L. Lama, Ryan A.V. Bell, Kenneth B. Storey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2013-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/21.pdf