Target Organ Toxicity in Marine and Freshwater Teleosts (New Perspectives (Taylor & Francis).)
Contributors: Daniel Schlenk (Editor); William H. Benson (Editor)
Publisher: CRC
Published: June 1, 2001
Language: eng
Number of pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9780415239134
First sentence: The gills of a fish constitute a multifunctional organ (respiration, ionoregulation, acid-base regulation, nitrogenous waste excretion) accounting for well over 50 percent of the total surface area of the animal.