Ammonia toxicity in fish

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 1-12, 2002, Pages 17-23

  Randall, D J ^a   Tsui, T K N ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; AMMONIA; DETOXIFICATION; NEUROLOGY; TOXICITY;

BIOLOGICAL WASTES;

MARINE POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; GLUTAMINE; UREA; WATER;

AMMONIA; FISH; TOLERANCE; TOXICITY;

AMMONIA FORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXERCISE; FEEDING; FISH; NONHUMAN; PH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SALINITY; STRESS; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; VOLATILIZATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL DEATH; DIET; FISHES; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY TESTS; VOLATILIZATION; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS;

HYMENOPHYSA CURTA; PERIOPHTHALMUS BARBARUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036743368     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00227-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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