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. 2016 Apr 27;311(1):R66–R78. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00477.2015

Table 3.

Plasma and urine parameters in elephant fish embryos and adult

		Ions, mmol/l
Stage		Na⁺	Cl⁻	Mg²⁺	SO₄²⁻	Ca²⁺	Urea, mmol/l	Osmolality, mOsmol/kg
st.36	plasma	298.7 ± 4.2 (12)^*	314.7 ± 8.5 (12)	1.3 ± 0.1 (12)	1.6 ± 0.1 (15)	3.9 ± 0.1 (12)	502.9 ± 7.5 (12)	1048.9 ± 3.1 (12)^*
	urine	258.9 ± 43.0 (12)^†	123.2 ± 22.9 (15)^†	296.4 ± 17.7 (12)^†	310.3 ± 9.3 (15)^†	12.8 ± 1.9 (12)^†	218.6 ± 15.2 (12)^†	1055.8 ± 2.3 (12)
adult	plasma	394.0 ± 10.0 (5)^‡	308.2 ± 4.3 (5)	2.3 ± 0.4 (5)	2.5 ± 0.4 (5)	3.6 ± 0.1 (5)	448.7 ± 8.8 (5)^‡	1073.6 ± 3.4 (5)^‡

Values are expressed as means ± SE.

^*

Data are from Ref. 57.

^†

A significant difference was observed between embryo plasma and urine (P < 0.05).

^‡

A significant difference was observed between plasma of embryos and adult fish (P < 0.05).