Effects of plasma total ammonia content and pH on urea excretion in Nile tilapia

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 116-125

  McKenzie, David J ^a,d   Piraccini, Gaia ^b   Felskie, Andrew ^c   Romano, Pasquale ^d   Bronzi, Paolo ^d   Bolis, C Liana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d ENEL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; UREA;

ALKALOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; TILAPIA; URINE;

ALKALOSIS; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN; TILAPIA; UREA;

ANIMALIA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032855051     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/316645     Document Type: Article

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