Nitrogen excretion in developing zebrafish (Danio rerio): A role for Rh proteins and urea transporters

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 296, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Braun, M H ^a,b   Steele, S L ^a   Ekker, M ^a   Perry, S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Gene knockdown; Gill; Rh glycoprotein; UT

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARRIER PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NITROGEN; RH PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; UREA TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GILL; NITROGEN URINE LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; URINARY EXCRETION; YOLK SAC; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 66049116762     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.90656.2008     Document Type: Article

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