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Author Meier, Stuart Kurt

Title Natriuretic peptide regulation of the kidney and urinary bladder in the cane toad, Bufo marinus / by Stuart Kurt Meier
Published [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2000

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Description iii, 259 leaves : illustrations ; 30 cm
Summary The natriuretic peptide system of mammals is important in the control of blood volume but its function in non-mammalian animals is unclear. This study identified a functional natriuretic peptide system in an amphibian and showed that the hormones are involved in the control of fluid balance
Notes Submitted to the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Deakin University
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2000
Bibliography Bibliography: leaves 224-259
Subject Bufo marinus -- Physiology.
Peptide hormones -- Physiological transport.
Genre/Form Academic theses.
Author Deakin University. Faculty of Science and Technology.
Deakin University. School of Biological and Chemical Sciences