| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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| Research Abstract |
Euryhaline fish can live in both fresh water and seawater by means of specialized "mitochondrion-rich cells (MRCs)". Although MRCs are considered to be involved in both ion uptake in fresh water and ion secretion in seawater, the ion-uptake mechanism has been controversial for over 30 years. In this study, we identified a novel freshwater-type ion transporter in tilapia MRCs and proposed a new ion uptake model. We also found that ion uptake mechanisms vary among fish species. These findings are opening a new window for the study on fish osmo- and iono-regulation.
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