The regulatory mechanisms behind the production of CaCO 3 in the marine teleost intestine
are poorly studied despite being essential for osmoregulation and responsible for a …

Marine bony fish poses the unique ability to hydrate from imbibed seawater. They
accomplish this, in part, by the precipitation of inorganic carbonate mineral in their intestine …

Marine teleost fish produce CaCO3 in their intestine as part of their osmoregulatory strategy.
This precipitation is critical for rehydration and survival of the largest vertebrate group on …

Marine bony fish live in a hyperosmotic environment and maintain osmotic homeostasis by
drinking seawater, and absorbing salt and water across their gastrointestinal tract. Although …

“The authors wish to thank the staff at the Colorado State University Proteomics and
Metabolomics Facility for their assistance with the mass spectrometry analyses presented …

In the bivalve mollusc Mytilus edulis shell thickening occurs from the extrapallial (EP) fluid
wherein secreted shell matrix macromolecules are thought to self-assemble into a …

Intestinal HCO3-secretion and the excretion of resultant CaCO3 precipitates have become a
recognized characteristic of seawater osmoregulation in teleosts; however, this is the first …

Oceanic CO2 has increased from 280 to 380 μatm since preindustrial times and is expected
to reach 1,900 μatm by 2300. In addition, regional upwelling zones exhibit levels up to 2,300 …

The main source of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the ocean comes from the shells of
calcifying planktonic organisms, but substantial amounts of CaCO3 are also produced in fish …

Mollusc shells are unique adaptations that serve to protect the organisms that make them,
and are a defining feature of the phylum. However the molecular underpinnings of shell …