Osmoregulation in Estuarine and Marine Animals: Proceedings of the Invited Lectures to a Symposium Organized within the 5th Conference of the European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry - Taormina, Sicily, Italy, September 5–8, 1983

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Author(s): I. Zerbst-Boroffka (auth.), Dr. A. Pequeux, Prof. R. Gilles, Prof. L. Bolis (eds.)
Series: Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies 9
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 1984

Language: English
Pages: 222
Tags: Ecology; Zoology; Biochemistry, general; Cell Biology

Front Matter....Pages N2-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Homeostatic Function of Integuments and Nephridia in Annelids....Pages 3-15
Control of the Extracellular Fluid Osmolality in Crustaceans....Pages 17-34
Osmotic and Ionic Regulation in Saline-Water Mosquito Larvae....Pages 35-50
Chloride Secretion by the Chloride Cells of the Isolated Opercular Epithelium of Marine Fish....Pages 51-65
Control of the Blood Osmolarity in Fishes with References to the Functional Anatomy of the Gut....Pages 67-92
Transport Properties of the Fish Urinary Bladders in Relation to Osmoregulation....Pages 93-106
The Contrasting Roles of the Salt Glands, The Integument and Behavior in Osmoregulation of Marine Reptiles....Pages 107-129
Regulation of NaCl and Water Absorption in Duck Intestine....Pages 131-142
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Cellular Energy Metabolism and its Regulation in Gills of Fish and Crustacea....Pages 145-156
Regulatory Functions of Na + +K + -ATPase in Marine and Estuarine Animals....Pages 157-170
Ultrastructural Localization of Na + +K + -ATPase in Specialized Membranes of Salt Transporting Cells in Marine Vertebrates....Pages 171-189
Models of Salt and Water Flow Across Epithelia: An Evaluation by Electron Probe X-Ray Microanalysis....Pages 191-211
Back Matter....Pages 213-221