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Table 2 Effects of inhibitors on desalinization in the esophagus of teleosts

From: The digestive tract as an essential organ for water acquisition in marine teleosts: lessons from euryhaline eels

Species

Mucosal side

Serosal side

Reference

Amiloride (ENaC)

DMA/EIPA (NHE)

DIDS/DNDS (AE, NBC)

Bumet/Furo (NKCC)

HCTZ (NCC)

DPC (ClC)

Ouabain (NKA)

DPC (ClC)

Winter flounder

+

ND

ND

–

ND

ND

++

ND

[166]

Japanese eel

ND

ND

+

+

+

ND

++

ND

[157]

Gulf toadfish

–

+

ND

ND

–

ND

ND

ND

[49]

Japanese eel

ND

++

+

–

++

–

++

++

[227]

  1. +, effective; −, ineffective. Number of + indicates strength of the effect. In parenthesis is target transporter of the inhibitor. For details, see text and abbreviation list. Bumet bumetanide, Furo furosemide, ND not determined