Nitrogen metabolism and excretion in the mangrove killifish Rivulus marmoratus. I. The influence of environmental salinity and external ammonia

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 79-89

  Frick, N T ^a   Wright, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Ammonia; Ammonia detoxification; Ammonia exposure; Excretion; Hyperosmotic stress; Mangrove killifish; Osmoregulation; Rivulus marmoratus; Urea; Ureogenesis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENT; FUNDULIDAE; NITROGEN; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UREA;

ANIMALIA; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; PISCES; RIVULUS; RIVULUS MARMORATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036332211     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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