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Biol Bull 129: 355-365. (October 1965)
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PHYSIOLOGICAL SALT SOLUTION FOR THE LAND CRAB, GECARCINUS LATERALIS

DOROTHY M. SKINNER 1, DONALD J. MARSH 1, and JOHN S. COOK 1

1 Department of Physiology and Biophysics, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York 10016, and The Lerner Marine Laboratory, Bimini, Bahamas

1. From determinations of the principal electrolytes and respiratory gases in the serum of the land crab, Gecarcinus lateralis, a Ringer's solution has been devised and found to be effective in supporting neuromuscular activity for at least four hours in isolated preparations.

2. The animal is capable of a limited osmoregulation.






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