Differential branchial and renal handling of urea, acetamide and thiourea in the gulf toadfish Opsanus beta: Evidence for two transporters

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1027-1037

  McDonald, M Danielle ^a   Wood, Chris M ^a,b   Wang, Yuxiang ^b,c   Walsh, Patrick J ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetamide; Gill; Gulf toadfish; Kidney; Nitrogen handling; Opsanus beta; Thiourea; Transport; Urea

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIDE; ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; CARRIER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; THIOUREA; UREA; UREA TRANSPORTER;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRANCHIAL ARCH; FISH; KIDNEY; METABOLISM;

ACETAMIDES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; BRANCHIAL REGION; CARRIER PROTEINS; FISHES; KIDNEY; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; THIOUREA; UREA;

ANIMALIA; BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; OPSANUS BETA;

EID: 0034032260     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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