Reabsorption of urea by the kidney of the freshwater rainbow trout

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 375-386

  McDonald, M D ^a   Wood, C M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glomerular filtration; Kidney; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Plasma composition; Rainbow trout; Reabsorption rates; Renal function; Urea transport; Urine composition

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0000162842     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007722318812     Document Type: Article

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