The effect of intravenous salt loading on osmoregulation of hydrated glaucous-winged gulls, Larus glaucescens

Renal function of fresh water acclimated Glaucous-winged Gulls, Larus qlaucescens, was studied during infusion of hypotonic and hypertonic NaCl. Two experimental protocols were followed. In one, the closed urine collection system (CCS), ureteral urine was collected using catheters glued over ureter...

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Main Author: Raveendran, Lethika
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26519

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