Nitrogen metabolism and excretion in the mangrove killifish Rivulus marmoratus II. Significant ammonia volatilization in a teleost during air-exposure

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 91-100

  Frick, N T ^a   Wright, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air tolerant teleost; Alanine; Amino acid; Gaseous NH3 excretion; Glutamate; Glutamine; Mangrove killifish; Rivulus marmoratus; Urea; Urea cycle enzyme

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; ARGINASE; CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE (N ACETYLGLUTAMATE); CARBAMOYL-PHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE (N-ACETYLGLUTAMATE); GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; LIGASE; NITROGEN; ORNITHINE; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; UREA;

AIR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; GILL; METABOLISM; VOLATILIZATION;

AIR; AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ARGINASE; CARBON-NITROGEN LIGASES; FUNDULIDAE; GILLS; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; NITROGEN; ORNITHINE; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; UREA; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; RIVULUS; RIVULUS MARMORATUS; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036335634     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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