A perfusion study of the handling of urea and urea analogues by the gills of the dogfish shark (Squalus acanthias)

The branchial mechanism of urea retention in elasmobranchs was investigated using an in vitro isolated-perfused head preparation, as well as in vivo samples, in the spiny dogfish shark. Both in vivo and in control saline perfusions containing 350 mmol L−1 urea, calculated intracellular urea concentr...

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Main Authors: Chris M. Wood, Hon Jung Liew, Gudrun De Boeck, Patrick J. Walsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2013-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/33.pdf