The ammonotelic African lungfish, Protopterus dolloi, increases the rate of urea synthesis and becomes ureotelic after feeding

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 174, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 555-564

  Lim, C K ^a   Wong, W P ^a   Lee, S M L ^a   Chew, S F ^b   Ip, Y K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Feeding; Lungfish; Nitrogen metabolism; Protopterus dolloi; Urea

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GLUTAMINE; UREA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DIURESIS; FISH; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; TIME; URINE;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIURESIS; FISHES; GLUTAMINE; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; TIME FACTORS; UREA;

EID: 6344277420     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-004-0444-2     Document Type: Article

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