Assertion: shark's tissue | /r/HasProperty | isotonic
Facets:
value: because of trimethylamine n-oxide
type: CAUSE
value: to their marine environments
type: LOCATION
value: with the exception of the coelacanth
type: OTHER
value: because of the high concentration of urea
type: CAUSE
value: generally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In contrast to bony fish, with the exception of the coelacanth, the blood and other tissue of sharks and Chondrichthyes is generally isotonic to their marine environments because of the high concentration of urea (up to 2.5%) and trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), allowing them to be in osmotic balance with the seawater.