Mg-calcite, a carbonate mineral, constitutes Ca precipitates produced as a byproduct of osmoregulation in the intestine of seawater-acclimated Japanese eel Anguilla japonica

Fisheries Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-205

  Mekuchi, Miyuki ^a   Hatta, Tamao ^b   Kaneko, Toyoji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ca precipitate; Carbonate mineral; Japanese eel; Mg calcite; Osmoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA JAPONICA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77951974596     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12562-009-0199-5     Document Type: Article

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