Ammonia affects brain nitrogen metabolism but not hydration status in the Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-46

  Veauvy, Clémence M ^a   McDonald, M Danielle ^a   Van Audekerke, Johan ^b   Vanhoutte, Greet ^b   Van Camp, Nadja ^b   Van Der Linden, Annemie ^b   Walsh, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Glutamine; Glutamine synthetase; Methionine sulfoximine; MRI; Opsanus beta

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE;

AMMONIA; BRAIN; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PH; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN WATER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEHYDRATION; FISH; HYDRATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPSANUS BETA; OSMOREGULATION; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ANALYSIS;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BATRACHOIDIFORMES; BODY WATER; BRAIN; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; NITROGEN; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SEAWATER;

BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; OPSANUS BETA; RODENTIA;

EID: 22044436945     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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