Some observations on ion and water balance in the puffin, Fratercula arctica
The mean values for six adult puffins were hematocrit, 0.511 ± 0.007; plasma sodium, 160.7 ± 2.3, potassium, 3.1 ± 0.1, and chloride, 133.4 ± 1.9 meq/l.The cloacal fluid of one young laboratory-reared puffin was always hypotonic to the plasma in Na and Cl and never contained more than one-half the i...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z70-081 2023-12-17T10:30:20+01:00 Some observations on ion and water balance in the puffin, Fratercula arctica Hughes, Maryanne Robinson 1970 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z70-081 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z70-081 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 48, issue 3, page 479-482 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1970 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z70-081 2023-11-19T13:39:04Z The mean values for six adult puffins were hematocrit, 0.511 ± 0.007; plasma sodium, 160.7 ± 2.3, potassium, 3.1 ± 0.1, and chloride, 133.4 ± 1.9 meq/l.The cloacal fluid of one young laboratory-reared puffin was always hypotonic to the plasma in Na and Cl and never contained more than one-half the ingested Na, K, or Cl; contained less than 40% of the ingested water; and solid material was less than 10% of the total as determined by dry weight.In one salt load experiment (4.0 ml 1.0 N NaCl/3 92-gram adult) the salt glands proved very efficient, producing a secretion of 975 meq/l (maximum) Cl and eliminating 75% of the load in 20 min. The salt glands and kidneys are large, 0.1% and 1.8% of the body weight respectively. Article in Journal/Newspaper fratercula Fratercula arctica Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Canadian Journal of Zoology 48 3 479 482 |
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The mean values for six adult puffins were hematocrit, 0.511 ± 0.007; plasma sodium, 160.7 ± 2.3, potassium, 3.1 ± 0.1, and chloride, 133.4 ± 1.9 meq/l.The cloacal fluid of one young laboratory-reared puffin was always hypotonic to the plasma in Na and Cl and never contained more than one-half the ingested Na, K, or Cl; contained less than 40% of the ingested water; and solid material was less than 10% of the total as determined by dry weight.In one salt load experiment (4.0 ml 1.0 N NaCl/3 92-gram adult) the salt glands proved very efficient, producing a secretion of 975 meq/l (maximum) Cl and eliminating 75% of the load in 20 min. The salt glands and kidneys are large, 0.1% and 1.8% of the body weight respectively. |
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Some observations on ion and water balance in the puffin, Fratercula arctica |
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Some observations on ion and water balance in the puffin, Fratercula arctica |
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