Direct raises in blood Ca levels by infusing a high-Ca solution into the blood stream accelerate the secretion of calcitonin from the ultimobranchial gland in eels

Zoological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1039-1043

  Sasayama, Yuichi ^a   Takei, Yoshio ^b   Hasegawa, Sanaé ^b   Suzuki, Daisuke ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood Ca; Calcitonin; Eels; Ultimobranchial glands

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; SODIUM;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; EEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMATOCRIT; METABOLISM; SECRETION; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; ULTIMOBRANCHIAL BODY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMATOCRIT; SODIUM; SOLUTIONS; ULTIMOBRANCHIAL BODY;

ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036770426     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.19.1039     Document Type: Article

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