Developmental alterations and osmoregulatory physiology of a larval anuran under osmotic stress

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 267-274

  Gomez Mestre, I ^a,c   Tejedo, M ^a   Ramayo, E ^b   Estepa, J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

^c Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THYROID HORMONE; UREA;

OSMOREGULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOASSAY; LARVA; METABOLISM; METAMORPHOSIS; OSMOLARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPAIN; TOAD;

ANIMALS; BUFONIDAE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GLUCOSE; IMMUNOASSAY; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PROTEINS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPAIN; THYROID HORMONES; UREA; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO; BUFO CALAMITA;

EID: 2342581417     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/378143     Document Type: Article

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