Open AccessThe mechanism of sodium chloride uptake in hyperregulating aquatic animals
Author(s) -
Leonard B. Kirschner
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of experimental biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.367
H-Index - 185
eISSN - 1477-9145
pISSN - 0022-0949
DOI - 10.1242/jeb.00907
Subject(s) - gill , crustacean , sodium , absorption (acoustics) , biology , zoology , chloride , environmental chemistry , ecology , chemistry , fishery , anatomy , fish <actinopterygii> , physics , organic chemistry , acoustics
The emphasis in this review will be on Na(+) absorption across the skin and gills of vertebrates and the gills of crustaceans. However, some recent studies of Cl(-) uptake, especially in crustaceans, will also be described.
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