| Description |
xi, 209 leaves : illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Summary |
The exchange of sodium and protons across the gills of fishes has long been associated with osmoregulatory and acid-base regulatory mechanisms in both freshwater and marine fishes. This thesis identifies several types of sodium/proton exchangers in the gills of fishes from different taxonomic classes. In addition, it was observed that the expression of sodium/proton exchanger messenger RNA was upregulated for 24 hours following induced metabolic acidosis in the Atlantic hagfish suggesting that sodium/proton exchangers have functioned in acid/base regulation from early in vertebrate history |
| Notes |
Submitted to the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Deakin University |
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2000 |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: leaves 190-209 |
| Subject |
Osmoregulation.
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Gills -- Physiology.
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Acid-base imbalances.
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| Genre/Form |
Academic theses.
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| Author |
Deakin University. School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
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Deakin University. Faculty of Science and Technology.
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