Renal physiology of two southern African Mastomys species (Rodentia: Muridae): A salt-loading experiment to assess concentrating ability

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 441-447

  Ntshotsho, Phumza ^a   Van Aarde, Rudi J ^a   Nicolson, Sue W ^a   Jackson, Tim P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Kidneys; Mastomys coucha; Mastomys natalensis; Osmoregulation; Urine concentration

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GEOGRAPHY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY MASS; KIDNEY MEDULLA; MURIDAE; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; OSMOREGULATION; RODENT; SALINITY; SALT LOADING; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; URINE; URINE VOLUME; WEANING;

MAMMALIA; MASTOMYS; MASTOMYS COUCHA; MASTOMYS NATALENSIS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 10444221015     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2004.09.018     Document Type: Article

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