Postprandial nitrogen metabolism and excretion in the marble goby, Oxyleotris marmorata, in freshwater or brackish water, and/or in the presence of environmental ammonia

• Main Author: Chew, Shit Fun.
• Other Authors: National Institute of Education
• Format: Research Report
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Zoology::Vertebrates
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/42283
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The marble goby, O. marmorata, is a facultative air-breather capable of growing to >1 kg, and is considered a delicacy over much of eastern Asia. Feeding led to only a slight increase in plasma ammonia concentration and had no significant effect on the ammonia content in the brain of juvenile O....