Chondrichthyes | Physiology of Sharks, Skates, and Rays

Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 1807-1818

  Ballantyne, J S ^a   Robinson, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Biochemistry; Elasmobranchs; Endocrinology; Enzymes; Evolution; Freshwater; Glutamine; Immunology; Lipids; Liver; Methylamines; Osmoconformation; Physiology; Rays; Rectal gland; Reproduction; Respiration; Review; Salinity; Sharks; Skates; Urea

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882516075     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374553-8.00043-5     Document Type: Chapter

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