Exchanges of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and water in the caecilian Dermophis mexicanus

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 170, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 505-509

  Stiffler, D F ^a   Talbot, C R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonotelism; Arginine vasotocin; Mesotocin; Osmotic flux; Ureotelism

Indexed keywords

DERMOPHIS MEXICANUS;

EID: 0033730729     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600000128     Document Type: Article

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