The sleeper Bostrichthys sinensis (Family eleotridae) stores glutamine and reduces ammonia production during aerial exposure

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

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 357-367

  Ip, Y K ^a   Chew, S F ^b   Leong, I A W ^a   Jin, Y ^a   Lim, C B ^a   Wu, R S S ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aerial exposure; Ammonia production; Bostrichthys sinensis; Glutamine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; UREA;

ADAPTATION; AIR; ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYMOLOGY; FISH; LIVER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AIR; AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FISHES; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; LIVER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; UREA;

EID: 0034933299     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600100184     Document Type: Review

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