Intestinal fluid absorption in anadromous salmonids: Importance of tight junctions and aquaporins

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 3 SEP, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Sundell, Kristina S ^a   Sundh, Henrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Claudin; Intestinal fluid absorption; Osmoregulation; Paracellular permeability; Salmonids; Ussing chambers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867128038     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00388     Document Type: Review

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