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Aspects of sodium regulation in a brackish-water and a marine species of the isopod genus Sphaeroma
Authors:R R Harris
Institution:(1) Department of Oceanography, The University, Southampton, England;(2) Present address: Department of Biology, The Royal University of Malta, Msida, Malta
Abstract:Sodium and chloride concentrations of the haemolymph were determined in Sphaeroma rugicauda Leach and S. serratum Fabricius acclimatized to a range of salinities. Sodium loss and uptake (using 22Na) were measured in salinities below 1.1permil for S. rugicauda and 7.2permil for S. serratum. Potential differences between haemolymph and medium indicate active uptake of both ions in certain salinities. The active-uptake component of total sodium-influx was found to be related non-linearly to the sodium concentration of the medium. Curves of 
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were fitted to the activeuptake data. Km values indicate that, in S. rugicauda, the sodium uptake system has a greater affinity for sodium than in S. serratum. These findings are discussed in relation to the distribution of each species.
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