Effects of intra-peritoneal injection with NH4Cl, urea, or NH4Cl+urea on nitrogen excretion and metabolism in the African lungfish Protopterus dolloi

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 303, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 272-282

  Ip, Yuen K ^a   Peh, Bee K ^a   Tam, Wai L ^a   Wong, Wai P ^a   Chew, Shit F ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; NITROGEN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FISH; GILL; LIVER; METABOLISM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FISHES; GILLS; LIVER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NITROGEN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; UREA;

PROTOPTERUS AETHIOPICUS; PROTOPTERUS DOLLOI;

EID: 18044379190     PISSN: 15488969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.165     Document Type: Article

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