Urea based osmoregulation and endocrine control in elasmobranch fish with special reference to euryhalinity

• Published in: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Main Authors: Hazon, N., Wells, A., Pillans, R. D., Good, J.n P., Anderson, W. G., Franklin, C. E.
• Other Authors: Mommsen, Thomas P. (Editor-in-Chief), Walsh , Patrick J. (Editor-in-Chief)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science 2003
• Subjects: Zoology; Euryhaline; Elasmobranch; Osmoregulation; Gill; Kidney; Rectal Gland; Drinking; Urea; Na+; Cl-; Dogfish Squalus-acanthias; Lesser-spotted Dogfish; Rectal Gland-function; Renin-angiotensin System; Stingray Dasyatis-sabina; Cell-volume Regulation; Body-fluid Regulation; Skate Raja-erinacea; Scyliorhinus-canicula; Spiny Dogfish; 270604 Comparative Physiology; C1; 780105 Biological sciences; 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology; Canicula; spiny dogfish; Squalus acanthias
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:66628

Since the landmark contributions of Homer Smith and co-workers in the 1930s there has been a considerable advance in our knowledge regarding the osmoregulatory strategy of elasmobranch fish. Smith recognised that urea was retained in the body fluids as part of the 'osmoregulatory ballast'...