Excretion of Ammonia and urea during development in the oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 257-264

  Stephen, Bruce J ^a   Griffith, Robert W ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia toxicity; Nitrogen metabolism; Osmoregulation; Toadfish; Ureogenesis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; EXCRETION; FISH; OSMOREGULATION; UREA;

BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; OPSANUS TAU; OSTREIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0035705286     PISSN: 0091181X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236240109379079     Document Type: Article

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