Ammonia production, excretion, toxicity, and defense in fish: a review

YK Ip, SF Chew - Frontiers in physiology, 2010 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Multiple functions of the crustacean gill: osmotic/ionic regulation, acid-base balance, ammonia excretion, and bioaccumulation of toxic metals

RP Henry, Č Lucu, H Onken, D Weihrauch - Frontiers in physiology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
The crustacean gill is a multi-functional organ, and it is the site of a number of physiological
processes, including ion transport, which is the basis for hemolymph osmoregulation; acid …

[PDF][PDF] Osmoregulation and excretion.

EH Larsen, LE Deaton, H Onken, M O'Donnell… - membranes, 2014 - researchgate.net
The article discusses advances in osmoregulation and excretion with emphasis on how
multicellular animals in different osmotic environments regulate their milieu intérieur …

A Rhesus channel in the coral symbiosome membrane suggests a novel mechanism to regulate NH3 and CO2 delivery to algal symbionts

AB Thies, AR Quijada-Rodriguez, H Zhouyao… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Reef-building corals maintain an intracellular photosymbiotic association with dinoflagellate
algae. As the algae are hosted inside the symbiosome, all metabolic exchanges must take …

Integrated application of multi-omics approach and biochemical assays provides insights into physiological responses to saline-alkaline stress in the gills of crucian …

Y Liu, M Yao, S Li, X Wei, L Ding, S Han… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Given the decline of freshwater resources in recent years, the accessible space for
freshwater aquaculture is rapidly shrinking, and aquaculture in saline-alkaline water has …

Principles and patterns of osmoregulation and euryhalinity in fishes

SL Edwards, WS Marshall - Fish physiology, 2012 - Elsevier
Euryhaline fishes live in a wide salinity range from freshwater to seawater and hypersaline
environments. Euryhaline fishes such as salmon, eels, and tilapia are economically …

The interactive effects of ammonia exposure, nutritional status and exercise on metabolic and physiological responses in gold fish (Carassius auratus L.)

AK Sinha, HJ Liew, M Diricx, R Blust, G De Boeck - Aquatic Toxicology, 2012 - Elsevier
This study aimed to elucidate the physiological effects of high environmental ammonia
(HEA) following periods of feeding (2% body weight) and starvation (unfed for 7 days prior to …

The skin of fish as a transport epithelium: a review

CN Glover, C Bucking, CM Wood - Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 2013 - Springer
The primary function of fish skin is to act as a barrier. It provides protection against physical
damage and assists with the maintenance of homoeostasis by minimising exchange …

Seven things fish know about ammonia and we don't

PA Wright, CM Wood - Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 2012 - Elsevier
In this review we pose the following seven questions related to ammonia and fish that
represent gaps in our knowledge. 1. How is ammonia excretion linked to sodium uptake in …

Excretory nitrogen metabolism and defence against ammonia toxicity in air‐breathing fishes

SF Chew, YK Ip - Journal of fish biology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
With the development of air‐breathing capabilities, some fishes can emerge from water,
make excursions onto land or even burrow into mud during droughts. Air‐breathing fishes …