Ammonia production, excretion, toxicity, and defense in fish: A Review

Many fishes are ammonotelic but some species can detoxify ammonia to glutamine or urea. Certain fish species can accumulate high levels of ammonia in the brain or defense against ammonia toxicity by enhancing the effectiveness of ammonia excretion through active NH4+ transport, manipulation of ambie...

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Main Authors: Alex Y K Ip, S. F Chew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2010.00134/full