Mitochondria of Antarctic and North Sea marine invertebrates Ecological functions of mild uncoupling in water breathers

Summary - Antarctic marine ectotherms look back on several million years of adaptation to constant extreme cold temperatures. By contrast, animals from temperate zones face high summer and below 0°C temperatures in winter. Here, we present recent data on mitochondrial ROS production in animals from...

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Main Authors: Abele, Doris, Philipp, Eva, Heise, Katja
Format: Conference Object
Language:unknown
Published: 2004
Subjects:
Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/10706/
https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.21175
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Summary:Summary - Antarctic marine ectotherms look back on several million years of adaptation to constant extreme cold temperatures. By contrast, animals from temperate zones face high summer and below 0°C temperatures in winter. Here, we present recent data on mitochondrial ROS production in animals from both climatic environments, and a concept of mitochondrial proton leak as part of thermal adaptation in both groups.

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