Excretory nitrogen metabolism and defence against ammonia toxicity in air-breathing fishes

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 603-638

  Chew, S F ^a   Ip, Y K ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Alanine; Amino acid; Emersion; Gills; Glutamine; Urea

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLUTAMINE; NITROGEN; UREA;

AIR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; BREATHING; EMERSION; FISH; GILL; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; VOLATILIZATION;

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; EMERSION; GILLS; GLUTAMINE; UREA;

AIR; AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FISHES; GLUTAMINE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NITROGEN; PROTEOLYSIS; RESPIRATION; UREA; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84895145823     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12279     Document Type: Article

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