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Interactions between cortisol and Rhesus glycoprotein expression in ureogenic toadfish, Opsanus beta.
The Journal of experimental biology - 15 Jan 2012
Rodela Tamara M, McDonald M Danielle, Walsh Patrick J, Gilmour Kathleen M
Abstract excerpt
In their native environment, gulf toadfish excrete equal quantities of ammonia and urea. However, upon exposure to stressful conditions in the laboratory (i.e. crowding, confinement or air exposure), toadfish decrease branchial ammonia excretion and become ureotelic. The objective of this study was to determine the influences of cortisol and ammonia on ammonia excretion relative to expression of Rhesus (Rh)...
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