A hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex that regulates electrolyte and water balance by increasing the renal retention of sodium and the excretion of potassium. (National Library of Medicine. MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), Aldosterone MeSH Descriptor Data 2024, https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D000450)
It is the volume of CO2 present in chemical combination (as bicarbonate) in 100 ml of arterial plasma. (Minia University. Medical Physiology Department. Lecture 8 Acid-Base Balance https://courses.minia.edu.eg/Attach/14826Physiology_%20Respiration%20lecture%208%20-%20RRS.pdf)
The ability of a mineral solution to neutralise hydrogen ions; usually expressed as equivalents of calcium carbonate. (FAO. 2008. Glossary of aquaculture. https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/a1555m)
An allele is one of two or more versions of DNA sequence (a single base or a segment of bases) at a given genomic location. (National Human Genome Research Institute, 2024. Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms. https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Allele)
A soup is defined as a liquid of varying consistency, which is made from meat, fish, poultry, game, cereals, and or vegetables and is served in a thin, thick or in a pureed form with or without inclusions in it. (Athnikar, Harshal. 2022. Chapter 3 - Soups.)
The relationship of gonad weight to total body weight, or total body weight to gonad weight. It is used to measure sexual maturity in relation to the sexual development of gonads (ASFA Thesaurus)
The fruit of a small tree, in general with lovely white flowers, of the Rosaceae family, native to the Middle East and now cultivated principally in all countries of the Mediterranean basin, in the Near East and in California. (CX/FFV 17/20/11, FAO, 2017 (MU313).)
