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Control of the Blood Osmolarity in Fishes with References to the Functional Anatomy of the Gut

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Osmoregulation in Estuarine and Marine Animals

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies ((COASTAL,volume 9))

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Fishes have to face various osmotic pressures in their environment ranging from about 1100 mOsmL−1 in sea water (SW) to nearly O mOsm. L−1in fresh water (FW) or to 3200 mOsm.L−1 for species like Aphanius dispar living near the dead-sea (Lotan and Skadhauge, 1972). Patterns of osmoregulation in fishes have been extensively reviewed by Evans (1979) and will only be summarized.

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Kirsch, R., Humbert, W., Rodeau, J.L. (1984). Control of the Blood Osmolarity in Fishes with References to the Functional Anatomy of the Gut. In: Pequeux, A., Gilles, R., Bolis, L. (eds) Osmoregulation in Estuarine and Marine Animals. Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45574-2_5

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