A QUANTITATIVE STUDY ON PHENOL OXIDASE OF SKINS IN COLOR VARIETIES OF THE MEDAKA (ORYZIAS LATIPES)1)

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EmbryologiaVolume 5, Issue 4 p. 347-356 Free Access A QUANTITATIVE STUDY ON PHENOL OXIDASE OF SKINS IN COLOR VARIETIES OF THE MEDAKA (ORYZIAS LATIPES)1) HIDEO TOMITA, HIDEO TOMITA Biological Institute, Faculty of Science, Nagoya UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorTOMI-O HISHIDA, TOMI-O HISHIDA Biological Institute, Faculty of Science, Nagoya UniversitySearch for more papers by this author HIDEO TOMITA, HIDEO TOMITA Biological Institute, Faculty of Science, Nagoya UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorTOMI-O HISHIDA, TOMI-O HISHIDA Biological Institute, Faculty of Science, Nagoya UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: February 1961 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-169X.1961.tb00100.xCitations: 8 1) This is a part of the “Phenogenetic studies on the color varieties of the medaka (Oryzias latipes)” being carried out under the direction of Prof. Toki-O Yamamoto at the Biological Institute, Faculty of Science, Nagoya University. We express our deep gratitude to Dr. Seizo Katsunuma, the former President of Nagoya University, for his interest in this project and for his continued encouragement during the present study. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References Aida, T., 1921. On the inheritance of color in a fresh-water fish, Aplocheilus latipes, Temminck and Schlegel, with special reference to sex-linked inheritance. Genetics, 6, 554– 573. C. R. Dawson and W. B. Tarpley., 1951. Copper oxidase. J. B. Sumner and K. Myrback (edited): The enzymes, 2, Part 1, 454– 498. Academic Press, New York . Fitzpatrick, T. B., A. B. Lerner, E. Calkins and W. H. Summerson., 1950. Occurrence of tyrosinase in horse and fish melanoma. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med., 75, 394– 398. Fitzpatrick, T. B., A. B. Lerner, E. Calkins and A. Kukita., 1959. Tyrosinase activity in vertebrate melanocytes. In Pigment Cell Biology, 489– 524. Academic Press, New York . Foster, M., 1951. Enzymatic studies of pigment-forming ability in mouse skin. J. Exp. Zool., 117, 211– 246. Foster, M., 1952. Manometric and histochemical demonstration of tyrosinase in foetal guinea-pig skin. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med., 79, 713– 715. Foster, M., 1954. Wright's studies of effects of material age on spotting and polydactyly in the guinea pig. Ann. New York Acad. Sci., 57, 491– 493. Foster, M., 1959. Physiological studies of melanogenesis. In Pigment Cell Biology, 301– 314. Academic Press, New York . Goodrich, H. B., 1927. A study of the development of Mendelian characters in Oryzias latipes. J. Exp. Zool., 49, 261– 280. Goodrich, H. B., 1933. One step in the development of hereditary pigmentation in the fish Oryzias latipes. Biol. Bull., 65, 249– 252. Hishida, T., H. Tomita and T. Yamamoto., 1961. Melanin formation in color varieties of the medaka (Oryzias latipes). Embryologia, 5, 335– 346. Hogeboom, G. H. and M. H. Adams., 1942. Mammalian tyrosinase and dopa oxidase. J. Biol. Chem., 145, 273– 279. Humm, D. G. and J. H. Humm., 1959. The growth and metabolism of normal and abnormal pigment cells in fishes. In Pigment Cell Biology, 197– 214. Academic Press, New York . Lerner, A. B., 1953. Metabolism of phenylalanine and tyrosine. Adv. Enzymol., 14, 73– 128. Interscience Publ., New York . Lerner, A. B., T. B. Fitzpatrick, E. Calkins and W. H. Summerson., 1949. Mammalian tyrosinase: preparation and properties. J. Biol. Chem., 179, 185– 195. Oka, T. B., 1931. Effects of the triple allelomorphic genes in Oryzias latipes. J. Fac. Sci. Tokyo Univ., IV, 2, 171– 178. Tomita, H., 1960. On the nature of amphibian phenol oxidase. Embryologia, 5, 227– 238. Citing Literature Volume5, Issue4February 1961Pages 347-356 ReferencesRelatedInformation