ISSN:
1432-2013
Keywords:
Fundulus heteroclitus
;
Euryhaline Fish
;
Hypertonic Urine
;
Marine Teleost Kidney
;
Fundulus heteroclitus
;
Euryhaline Fische
;
Hypertoner Urin
;
Meeresteleostierniere
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary In fresh water, Fundulus heteroclitus produces copious hypotonic urine. After transferring the fish over a period of 7–8 hours from fresh to seawater, the urine becomes hypertonic (UP/osm up to 2.4) and remains so for 24 to 36 hours. Transferring F. heteroclitus to seawater over a period of 3 days results in its producing an iso-to hypotonic urine. The nephron of the fish has been reconstructed with the help of serial sectioning. Its anatomy does not defer from that of marine teleosts.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00588534
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