Dogmas and controversies in the handling of nitrogenous wastes: Ammonia tolerance in the oriental weatherloach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1977-1983

  Tsui, T K N ^a   Randall, D J ^a   Hanson, L ^b   Farrell, A P ^b   Chew, S F ^c   Ip, Y K ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Alanine; Ammonia; Glutamine; K+ channel; Membrane potential; Misgurnus anguillicaudatus; NMDA receptor; Oriental weatherloach

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; GLUTAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYPRINIFORMES; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; HEART CONTRACTION; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALANINE; AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CYPRINIFORMES; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; GLUTAMINE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINIFORMES; MAMMALIA; MISGURNUS; MISGURNUS ANGUILLICAUDATUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 3042569780     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00905     Document Type: Review

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