Environmental Upregulation of the Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Gene in the Living Fossil,Limulus polyphemus
Vesely M, Vesely D. Environmental Upregulation of the Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Gene in the Living Fossil,Limulus polyphemus. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1999, 254: 751-756. PMID: 9920813, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.9990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtrial Natriuretic FactorEnvironmentHemolymphHorseshoe CrabsOsmolar ConcentrationProtein PrecursorsRatsRNA, MessengerSodium ChlorideUp-RegulationConceptsGene expressionLimulus polyphemusNorthern blot analysisLow salinityVertebrate heartLiving fossilPeptide genesMessenger RNAHorseshoe crabsPeptide gene expressionBlot analysisANP gene expressionFreshwaterMedium salinityGillsExpressionSalinityAtrial natriuretic peptide gene expressionNatriuretic peptide genePolyphemusAtrial natriuretic peptide geneGenesRNACrabsFossils