Ammonia excretion in aquatic invertebrates: new insights and questions

D Weihrauch, GJP Allen - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
Invertebrates employ a variety of ammonia excretion strategies to facilitate their survival in
diverse aquatic environments, including freshwater, seawater and the water film surrounding …

Evolutionary links between intra‐and extracellular acid–base regulation in fish and other aquatic animals

M Tresguerres, AM Clifford, TS Harter… - … Zoology Part A …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The acid–base relevant molecules carbon dioxide (CO2), protons (H+), and bicarbonate
(HCO3−) are substrates and end products of some of the most essential physiological …

A Rhesus channel in the coral symbiosome membrane suggests a novel mechanism to regulate NH3 and CO2 delivery to algal symbionts

AB Thies, AR Quijada-Rodriguez, H Zhouyao… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Reef-building corals maintain an intracellular photosymbiotic association with dinoflagellate
algae. As the algae are hosted inside the symbiosome, all metabolic exchanges must take …

Impact of climate change on the American lobster (Homarus americanus): Physiological responses to combined exposure of elevated temperature and pCO2

AK Klymasz-Swartz, GJP Allen, JR Treberg… - … and Physiology Part A …, 2019 - Elsevier
The physiological consequences of exposing marine organisms to predicted future ocean
scenarios, ie simultaneous increase in temperature and pCO 2, have only recently begun to …

Branchial CO2 and ammonia excretion in crustaceans: Involvement of an apical Rhesus‐like glycoprotein

AR Quijada‐Rodriguez, S Fehsenfeld… - Acta …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To determine whether the crustacean Rh1 protein functions as a dual CO2/ammonia
transporter and investigate its role in branchial ammonia excretion and acid–base …

Mechanisms of ammonotelism, epithelium damage, cellular apoptosis, and proliferation in gill of Litopenaeus vannamei under NH4Cl exposure

Y Li, X Zhang, R Tong, Q Xu, N Zhang, Q Liao… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Excessive ammonia-N in coastal environment and aquaculture threatens the health of
marine organisms. To explore the mechanism of gill damage induced by ammonia-N …

Effects of emersion on acid–base regulation, osmoregulation, and nitrogen physiology in the semi-terrestrial mangrove crab, Helice formosensis

GJP Allen, MC Wang, YC Tseng… - Journal of Comparative …, 2021 - Springer
Emersion limits water availability and impairs the gill function of water-breathing animals
resulting in a reduced capacity to regulate respiratory gas exchange, acid–base balance …

Characterization of two novel ammonia transporters, Hiat1a and Hiat1b, in the teleost model system Danio rerio

H Zhouyao, AM Zimmer, S Fehsenfeld… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Ammonia excretion in fish excretory epithelia is a complex interplay of multiple membrane
transport proteins and mechanisms. Using the model system of zebrafish (Danio rerio) …

Active mode of excretion across digestive tissues predates the origin of excretory organs

C Andrikou, D Thiel, JA Ruiz-Santiesteban… - PLoS biology, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Most bilaterian animals excrete toxic metabolites through specialized organs, such as
nephridia and kidneys, which share morphological and functional correspondences. In …

Specific Antiproliferative Properties of Proteinaceous Toxin Secretions from the Marine Annelid Eulalia sp. onto Ovarian Cancer Cells

AP Rodrigo, VM Mendes, B Manadas, AR Grosso… - Marine drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
As Yondelis joins the ranks of approved anti-cancer drugs, the benefit from exploring the
oceans' biodiversity becomes clear. From marine toxins, relevant bioproducts can be …