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Mitochondrial Enzyme Activities and Body Condition of Naturally Infected Sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus).
Physiological and biochemical zoology : PBZ - 1 Jan 2000
Mélançon Vincent, Breton Sophie, Bettinazzi Stefano, Levet Marie, Binning Sandra A
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AbstractParasites can affect host behavior, cognition, locomotion, body condition, and many other physiological traits. Changes to host aerobic metabolism may be responsible for these parasite-induced performance alterations. Whole-organism metabolic rate is underpinned by cellular energy metabolism driven most prominently by mitochondria. However, few studies have explored how mitochondrial enzymatic activity...
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