Sub-lethal plasma ammonia accumulation and the exercise performance of salmonids

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 515-526

  McKenzie, D J ^a,b   Shingles, A ^a   Taylor, E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Copper; Maximum sustainable swimming speed; Membrane potential; Oncorhynchus kisutch; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Salmo trutta; Sub lethal toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; HEAVY METAL;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN; BROWN TROUT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FAST MUSCLE; LETHALITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; SALMONID; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMO; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0142075386     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(03)00116-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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