Permeability to water and sodium of the
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Bentley, P. J. ;Schmidt-Nielsen, Knut
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Article
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1965
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Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
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English
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In freshwater the caiman gains water at the rate of 3.5ml/kg hr or 1.1 pl/cm2 hr. Of this 70% is the result of uptake through the skin, the rest being due to drinking. This gain in water is excreted by the kidneys as a hypotonic urine. Urine sodium losses are reduced by active sodium uptake from the