Distribution of aquaporins in the nasal passage of Octodon degus, a South-American desert rodent and its implications for water conservation Distribución de acuaporinas en los pasajes nasales de Octodon degus, un roedor de ambientes desérticos sudamericanos: implicaciones en la conservación de agua

Distribution of aquaporins in the nasal passage of Octodon degus, a South-American desert rodent and its implications for water conservation Distribución de acuaporinas en los pasajes nasales de Octodon degus, un roedor de ambientes desérticos sudamericanos: implicaciones en la conservación de agua

Rodents from arid and semiarid environments live under conditions where the spatial and temporal availability of water is limited. Octodon degus is a South-American desert-dwelling rodent inhabiting arid and semiarid habitats of central and northern Chile. Its survival depends on morphological, phys...

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Main Authors: PEDRO GALLARDO, SOFÍA HERRERA, KARIN SAFFER, FRANCISCO BOZINOVIC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-03-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Historia Natural
Subjects:
acuaporinas
pasaje nasal
roedores de ambientes áridos y semiáridos
aquaporin
nasal passage
desert rodent
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