The skin of fish as a transport epithelium: A review

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

Volumn 183, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 877-891

  Glover, Chris N ^a   Bucking, Carol ^b   Wood, Chris M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonia excretion; Epidermis; Gas exchange; Integument; Ionoregulation; Nutrient absorption; Skin

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; EPITHELIUM; FISH; FOOD; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SKIN; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; EPITHELIUM; FISHES; FOOD; NITROGEN; SKIN;

EID: 84884520945     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-013-0761-4     Document Type: Review

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