The mudskipper, Periophthalmodon schlosseri, actively transports NH4/+ against a concentration gradient

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 6 46-6, 1999, Pages

  Randall, D J ^a,d   Wilson, J M ^a   Peng, K W ^b   Kok, T W K ^b   Kuah, S S L ^b   Chew, S F ^c   Lam, T J ^b   Ip, Y K ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amiloride; Ammonia; Na+ NH4 + ATPase; Ouabain

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); AMILORIDE; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; OUABAIN;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; AMMONIA FORMATION; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM; EXCRETION; FISH; GILL; ION TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PERIOPHTHALMODON SCHLOSSERI; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0033380667     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.6.r1562     Document Type: Article

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