| Description |
xii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. The Ecophysiology of Osmoregulation in Crustacea / R. R. Harris and N. V. Aladin -- Ch. 2. Ambient ions and the voltage across crayfish gills / L. B. Kirschner -- Ch. 3. Regulating the micro-environment of ion transporting epithelia: A comparative approach / K. L. Shephard -- Ch. 4. Osmotic and Ionic Osmoregulation in Cyclostomes / J. C. Rankin -- Ch. 5. Ion and Water Balance in Elasmobranch Fish / N. Hazon, M. L. Tierney and W. G. Anderson [et al.] -- Ch. 6. Gill Chloride Cells Activation by Plasma Osmolarity / J. A. Zadunaisky -- Ch. 7. The use of Modern Microscopical Techniques for the Study of Fish Gill / A. J. H. van der Heijden and I. J. Morgan -- Ch. 8. Transport and Housekeeping of calcium in Fish Gills / G. Flik -- Ch. 9. Drinking in marine, euryhaline and freshwater teleost fish / J. Fuentes and F. B. Eddy -- Ch. 10. Teleost Renal Function: Regulation by Arginine Vasotocin and by Angiotensins / J. A. Brown and R. J. Balment |
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Ch. 11. Arginine Vasotocin (AVT) Controls Renal Sodium and Water Excretion in Birds through Interaction with a new ADH Receptor Subtype / R. Gerstberger -- Ch. 12. Intracellular signalling in salt-secreting cells - Recent Advances in the Avian Nasal Gland Model / T. J. Shuttleworth, J. L. Thompson and S. C. Martin |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Biological transport.
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Ions -- Physiological transport.
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| Author |
Eddy, B. (Brian)
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Flik, G. (Gert)
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Hazon, N. (Neil)
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Potts, W. T. W. (William Taylor Windle)
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| LC no. |
96029511 |
| ISBN |
3540610839 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
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