The adaptations of fish to extremely alkaline environments

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 665-673

  Wilkie, Michael P ^a   Wood, Chris M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

acid base balance; ammonia; chloride cell; cut throat trout; high pH; ion balance; Lake Magadi Tilapia; rainbow trout; urea

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; UREA;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ADAPTATION; ALKALINITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; GILL; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029887190     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(95)02092-6     Document Type: Article

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