Osmotic, ionic and haematological response of the Port Jackson shark Heterodontus portusjacksoni and the common stingaree Trygonoptera testacea upon exposure to diluted seawater

Marine Biology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-42

  Cooper, A R ^a   Morris, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; HEMATOLOGY; HEMODILUTION; HEMOGLOBIN; OSMOSIS; SEA WATER; SODIUM; TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE; UREA;

HETERODONTUS PORTUSJACKSONI; TRYGONOPTERA TESTACEA;

EID: 0031704527     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050369     Document Type: Article

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