Distribution of aquaporins in the nasal passage of Octodon degus, a South-American desert rodent and its implications for water conservation

Rodents from arid and semiarid environments live under conditions where the spatial and temporal availability of water is limited. Octodon degus is a South-American desert-dwelling rodent inhabiting arid and semiarid habitats of central and northern Chile. Its survival depends on morphological, phys...

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Main Authors: GALLARDO,PEDRO, HERRERA,SOFÍA, SAFFER,KARIN, BOZINOVIC,FRANCISCO
Language:English
Published: Sociedad de Biología de Chile 2008
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2008000100003
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