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Cyclic changes in the osmolality and electrolyte composition in the gastrointestinal tract of the rock hyrax.
(1978-06)
The rock hyrax has been shown to have a very unusual
and complex digestive tract. The gastrointestinal tract is comparable to
that of the simple and complex stomach of mammals as well as to that of
birds. Determinations ...
The effects of dehydration on electrolyte concentrations and water content along the large intestine of a small ruminant: The Dik-dik antelope
(University of Nairobi, 1980-05)
The concentrations of Na, K, and Cl and the water content in the large intestine and rectum of an East African ruminant, the Dik-dik antelope, was investigated in hydrated and dehydrated animals.
Intestinal contents were ...
Ionic content of body fluids and sodium efflux in Oreochromis alcalicus grahami, a fish living at temperatures above 30°C and in conditions of extreme alkalinity
(Elsevier, 1984)
1. Values for blood plasma ions at 35°C are: Na, 210.4 ± 4.6; Cl, 144.6 ± 2.6 and K, 6.5 ± 0.4 mM; osmotic pressure, 400 ± 18 mOsm.
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2. Blood ionic composition resembles that of marine teleost species except that at ...
A comparative study of basal metabolism and thermoregulation in a folivorous (Colobus guereza) and an omnivorous (Cercopithecus mitis) primate species.
(University of Nairobi, 1983-02)
1. Abdominal temperatures (Tab) and oxygen consumption (VO2) were measured in two males each of colobus and Sykes monkeys. 2. Tab in both species had the same range (36 38.5 C), but there were marked differences in the ...
Digestion and nitrogen metabolism in sheep and red deer given large or small amounts of water and protein.
(University of Nairobi, 1970-10)
No abstract available
Is the aestivating lungfish the first vertebrate with suctional breathing?
(University of Nairobi, 1975-11)
No abstract available
Response of the Somali donkey to dehydration: hematological changes.
(University of Nairobi, 1971)
No abstract available
Respiratory properties of blood in awake and estivating lungfish, Protopterus amphibius.
(1976-09)
Blood respiratory properties have been studied in awake and estivating African lungfish, Protopterus amphibius. Fish had been estivating 28-30 months when blood was sampled. Hematocrit, O2 capacity and blood hemoglobin ...