Effects of water deprivation on the Mongolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus: Absence of Harderian gland involvement
Tóm tắt
Seven days of water deprivation depressed a number of physiological and behavioral functions in Harderianectomized and intact Meriones unguiculatus. Body weight, food ingestion, general activity, ventral scent gland marking, scent gland size, facial grooms, urination, and defecation were all reduced when water was unavailable. The effects were reversed within 7 days when water was restored. The absence of the Harderian gland does not modify the reactions to dehydration.
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