Ammonia uptake and its effects on ionoregulation in the freshwater crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana)

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

Volumn 171, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 681-693

  Harris, R ^a   Coley, S ^a   Collins, S ^b   McCabe, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b AMGEN LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia net flux; Freshwater crayfish; Pacifastacus; Sodium uptake; Urinary losses

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ELECTROLYTE; ION; SODIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRAYFISH; DIURESIS; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; HEMOLYMPH; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; URINE;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; DIURESIS; ELECTROLYTES; HEMOLYMPH; IONS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SODIUM; URINE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 0035212796     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600100219     Document Type: Article

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