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Ammonia Excretion

Ammonia Excretion is a physiological process in freshwater organisms whereby ammonia, as the primary nitrogenous waste product of protein metabolism, is eliminated from the body predominantly across the gills via passive diffusion driven by the partial pressure gradient between blood and water.

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Bioenergetics of the planktonic copepod Acartia tonsa: relation between feeding, egg production and respiration, and composition of specific dynamic action

Thomas Kiørboe, Flemming Møhlenberg, K. Hamburger · Marine Ecology Progress Series · 1985 · 649 citations · Full text

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A three-dimensional model of the global ammonia cycle

Frank Dentener, Paul J. Crutzen · Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry · 1994 · 550 citations

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Multiple functions of the crustacean gill: osmotic/ionic regulation, acid-base balance, ammonia excretion, and bioaccumulation of toxic metals

Raymond P. Henry, Čedomil Lucu, Horst Onken et al. · Frontiers in Physiology · 2012 · 494 citations · Full text

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Elevated Fecal Short Chain Fatty Acid and Ammonia Concentrations in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Wang Lv, C. Christophersen, Michael J. Sorich et al. · Digestive Diseases and Sciences · 2012 · 407 citations

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Ammonia in the environment: From ancient times to the present

Mark A. Sutton, Jan Willem Erisman, Frank Dentener et al. · Environmental Pollution · 2008 · 406 citations

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    Chris M. Wood

    McMaster University, Canada

    88 publications · 5.8K citations

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    Shit F. Chew

    National University of Singapore, Singapore

    40 publications · 1.9K citations

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    Patricia A. Wright

    University of Guelph, Canada

    31 publications · 2.7K citations

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    Yuen K. Ip

    National University of Singapore, Singapore

    41 publications · 1.9K citations

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    I. David Weiner

    University of Florida, United States

    26 publications · 1.1K citations

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  1. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    41 h-index

    167 publications

    11.2K citations

  2. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    27 h-index

    79 publications

    4.1K citations

  3. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    25 h-index

    43 publications

    2.2K citations

  4. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    25 h-index

    152 publications

    6.9K citations

  5. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    24 h-index

    128 publications

    5.6K citations

  6. University of Guelph

    Guelph, Canada

    24 h-index

    65 publications

    3.9K citations

  7. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    23 h-index

    68 publications

    3.4K citations

  8. Florida College

    Temple Terrace, United States

    21 h-index

    102 publications

    4.1K citations

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  1. Journal of Experimental Biology

    125 publications · 8.1K citations

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  2. Aquaculture

    57 publications · 4.3K citations

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  3. Journal of Clinical Investigation

    JCI · 38 publications · 2.7K citations

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  5. Journal of Animal Science

    33 publications · 2.1K citations

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