Front Cover; Fish Physiology, Volume X; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Terms and Abbreviations; Contents of Other Volumes; Chapter 1. Water and Nonelectrolyte Permeation; I. Introduction; II. Generalities on Gill Permeability; III. The Various Gill Pathways and Their Characteristics; IV. Water Permeability of the Gills; V. Adrenergic Control of Nonelectrolyte Permeability; References; Chapter 2. Branchial Ion Movements in Teleosts: The Roles of Respiratory and Chloride Cells; I. Introduction; II. The Vascularization and Ultrastructure of the Branchial Epithelium.

III. Location of Ionic Exchanges in the Filamental and Lamellar EpitheliumIV. Kinetic Characteristics of the Apical and Basal Membranes of the Respiratory and Chloride Cells; V. Physiological Roles of Respiratory and Chloride Cells; References; Chapter 3. Ion Transport and Gill ATPases; I. Introduction; II. ATPases: General Considerations; III. (Na+, K+)-Dependent ATPase; IV. Ca2+ -Dependent ATPase; V. Anion-Dependent ATPase; References; Chapter 4. Transepithelial Potentials in Fish Gills; I. Introduction; II. Theoretical Background; III. Transepithelial Potentials in Seawater.

IV. The Effects of Calcium Ions on Gill PotentialsV. The Effects of Hydrogen Ions on Gill Potentials; VI. The Effects of Other Ions on Transepithelial Potentials; VII. The Site of the Sodium Pathway; VIII. The Effects of Drugs and Hormones on the Transepithelial Potential; References; Chapter 5. The Chloride Cell: The Active Transport of Chloride and the Paracellular Pathways; I. Introduction; II. Historical Background on the Chloride Cells; III. Chloride Cells in the Opercular Epithelium; IV. Results Obtained in the Isolated Chloride Cell Membranes; V. Receptors and Hormonal Effects.

VI. Passive Sodium and Chloride MovementsVII. Water Movements across the Chloride Cell; VIII. A Model for the Chloride Cell; IX. Chloride Transport in Other Tissues or Organs; X. Brief Correlation of Findings in the Intact Gill or Intact Fish with Studies of Isolated Chloride Cells; References; Chapter 6. Hormonal Control of Water Movement across the Gills; I. Introduction; II. Effects of Hormones on Gill Water Fluxes; III. Discussion; IV. Conclusions; References; Chapter 7. Metabolism of the Fish Gill; I. Introduction; II. Exogenous Substrates; III. Gill Lipids; IV. Gill Enzymes.

V. Nitrogen MetabolismVI. Adenylate Metabolism; VII. Pharmacokinetic Function; VIII. Epilogue; References; Chapter 8. The Roles of Gill Permeability and Transport Mechanisms in Euryhalinity; I. Introduction; II. The Seawater to Fresh (Brackish) Water Transition; III. The Fresh Water to Seawater Transition; IV. Summary; References; Chapter 9. The Pseudobranch: Morphology and Function; I. Introduction; II. Morphology of the Pseudobranch; III. Functions of the Pseudobranch; IV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 10. Perfusion Methods for the Study of Gill Physiology; I. Introduction.