STUDIES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE KIDNEY OF THE PACIFIC PINK SALMON (ONCHORYNCHUS GORBUSCHA (WALBAUM)): II. VARIATION IN GLOMERULAR COUNT OF THE KIDNEY OF THE PACIFIC PINK SALMON

Counts of the glomeruli of pink salmon fry raised in fresh water were compared with those of fry raised in sea water. A significant increase in the count was observed in fry of the same fork length raised in fresh water.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Ford, Peter
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1958
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Pacific
Pink salmon
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z58-005
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z58-005
Description
Summary:Counts of the glomeruli of pink salmon fry raised in fresh water were compared with those of fry raised in sea water. A significant increase in the count was observed in fry of the same fork length raised in fresh water.

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