Hemolymph oxyhemocyanin, protein levels, acid-base balance, and ammonia and urea excretions of Penaeus japonicus exposed to saponin at different salinity levels

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 115-128

  Chen, Jiann Chu ^a   Chen, Kuo Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acid base balance; Ammonia; Ammonia excretion; Oxyhemocyanin; Penaeus japonicus; Protein; Saponin; Urea; Urea excretion

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; HEMOCYANIN; PROTEIN; SAPOGENIN; SAPONIN; UREA;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYMPH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHRIMP;

EID: 0030294412     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(96)00794-1     Document Type: Article

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