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Osmoregulation in Chondrichthyes

Blood ionic composition in marine elasmobranchs and holocephalans is some what higher than in teleosts, but its osmolarity is very much higher, close to that of seawater. This is because the blood contains, in addition to the usual ions, large amounts of low-molecular weight nitrogenous solutes, chiefly urea. First found …

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