Endocrine control of the nasal salt glan
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Butler, David G.
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Article
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1984
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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In birds, adrenocortical hormones probably sustain nasal salt gland (NSG) function, indirectly, through their influence on renal and cardiovascular function. Adrenalectomy blocks the response by duck NSG to hypertonic saline only if the ducks are maintained on freshwater. However, if adrenalectomize