Ureogenesis in Indian air-breathing teleost: Adaptation to environmental constraints

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-208

  Saha, N ^a   Ratha, B K ^b  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Environ Biochemistry Laboratory   (India)

Author keywords

Aerial exposure; Air breathing teleosts; Ammonia; Ammoniotelism; Amphibious; Environmental constraints; Heteropneustes fossilis; Hyper ammonia stress; Urea; Urea cycle; Ureogenesis; Ureotelism

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION; AMMONIA FORMATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TELEOST; UREA CYCLE;

EID: 0032075145     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(98)00026-9     Document Type: Article

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