A comparative study of renal function in male and female spiny mice - Sex specific responses to a high salt challenge

Biology of Sex Differences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Dickinson, Hayley ^a   Moritz, Karen M ^b   Kett, Michelle M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acomys cahirinus; Kidney; NaCl

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892940146     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20426410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2042-6410-4-21     Document Type: Article

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