Intestinal HCO3- Secretion in Fish: A Widespread Mechanism with Newly Recognized Physiological Functions
Intestinal HCO3- secretion and the excretion of resultant CaCO3 precipitates have become a recognized characteristic of seawater osmoregulation in teleosts; however, this is the first report of this osmoregulatory strategy outside of teleosts and also includes evidence for its use in green turtles,...
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Scholarly Repository
2009
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| Online Access: | http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/263 |