Clarke, A. P. and Potts, W. T. W. (1998) Sodium, net acid and ammonia fluxes in freshwater-adapted European flounder (Platichthys flesus L.) Pharmacological inhibition and effects on gill ventilation volume. Journal of Zoology, 246 (4). pp. 427-432. ISSN 0952-8369
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Net branchial sodium uptake, and net acid and ammonia excretion, together with gill ventilation volumes were measured in euryhaline European flounder Platichthys flesus, adapted to freshwater. External amiloride or acetazolamide (0.1 mmol l-1) caused significant reductions (P < 0.05) in sodium uptake and net acid excretion, while 0.05 mmol l-1 thiocyanate had no effect on any of the fluxes measured. Ethoxzolamide (0.1 mmol l-1) however, caused significant reductions in all fluxes measured and also caused a 32% reduction in the volume of water exhaled by the gills. In this study, it appears that sodium uptake and net acid excretion are indirectly linked, probably by a proton pump arrangement which is thought to be a mechanism for sodium uptake in trout gills.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Zoology |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Platichthys flesus • ventilation volume • sodium uptake • net acid excretion • ammonia efflux |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology |
| Departments: | Faculty of Science and Technology > Lancaster Environment Centre |
| ID Code: | 10928 |
| Deposited By: | Mr Richard Ingham |
| Deposited On: | 28 Jul 2008 09:51 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 14:55 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/10928 |
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