Does the ostrich (Struthio camelus) coprodeum have the electrophysiological properties and microstructure of other birds?

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 749-755

  Skadhauge, E ^a   Erlwanger, K H ^b   Ruziwa, S D ^b   Dantzer, V ^a   Elbrond V S ^a   Chamunorwa, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Coprodeum; Electrophysiology; Mucus; Ostrich; Surface area; Urine

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; SODIUM;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLADDER; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL PARAMETERS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; GOBLET CELL; MAMMAL; MICROSCOPY; MUCOSA; MUCUS SECRETION; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; OSTRICH; PROTECTION; RECORDING; RECTUM GLAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT; SODIUM ABSORPTION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; URINE;

AVES; CAMELUS; MAMMALIA; STRUTHIO CAMELUS;

EID: 0037603389     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(03)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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