Acid-base regulation, metabolism and energetics in Sipunculus nudus as a function of ambient carbon dioxide level

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-55

  Portner H O ^a,c   Reipschlager A ^a,d   Heisler, N ^b,c  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acid base regulation; Ammonia excretion; Buffer value; CO2 partial pressure; Environmental hypercapnia; Extracellular pH; Free ADP; Gibb's free energy change of ATP hydrolysis; H+ transfer; Intracellular pH; Metabolic depression; Nitrogen metabolism; Peanut worm; Phospho L arginine; Sipunculus nudus; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344632610     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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