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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
卷 212, 期 11, 页码 1716-1730出版社
COMPANY BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.024851
关键词
fish; crustaceans; gills; ammonia transport; urea transport; UT; Rh proteins
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资金
- NSERC Discovery Grant
- Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Canada Research Chairs Program
- NSERC
The diversity of mechanisms of ammonia and urea excretion by the gills and other epithelia of aquatic organisms, especially fish and crustaceans, has been studied for decades. Although the decades-old dogma of 'aquatic species excrete ammonia' still explains nitrogenous waste excretion for many species, it is clear that there are many mechanistic variations on this theme. Even within species that are ammonoteles, the process is not purely 'passive', often relying on the energizing effects of proton and sodium-potassium ATPases. Within the ammonoteles, Rh (Rhesus) proteins are beginning to emerge as vital ammonia conduits. Many fishes are also known to be capable of substantial synthesis and excretion of urea as a nitrogenous waste. In such species, members of the UT family of urea transporters have been identified as important players in urea transport across the gills. This review attempts to draw together recent information to update the mechanisms of ammonia and urea transport by the gills of aquatic species. Furthermore, we point out several potentially fruitful avenues for further research.
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