The interplay of increased urea synthesis and reduced ammonia production in the African lungfish Protopterus aethiopicus during 46 days of aestivation in a mucus cocoon.

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Comparative Experimental Biology

• Publication date

  2005-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1002/JEZ.A.237PMID 16254918
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