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Gill chloride cell surface‐area is greater in freshwater‐adapted adult sea trout ( Salmo trutta , L.) than those adapted to sea water
Author(s) -
Brown P.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1992.tb02596.x
Subject(s) - salmo , biology , brown trout , chloride , trout , fishery , salt water , sodium , zoology , fish <actinopterygii> , oceanography , chemistry , geology , organic chemistry
An increase in the apical surface‐area exposed to the environment in sea trout ( Salmo trutta , L.) branchial chloride cells, examined by scanning electron microscopy after adaptation to fresh water, indicates that salt‐uptake may be dependent upon apical membrane morphology.