Excretion in fresh-water turtle (Pseudemys scripta) and desert tortoise (Gopherus agassi)

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ARTICLESExcretion in fresh-water turtle (Pseudemys scripta) and desert tortoise (Gopherus agassi)William H. Dantzler, and Bodil Schmidt-NielsenWilliam H. Dantzler, and Bodil Schmidt-NielsenPublished Online:01 Jan 1966https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1966.210.1.198MoreSectionsPDF (3 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation Cited ByDiagnostik von Nierenerkrankungen bei Europäischen Landschildkröten (Testudo spp.)14 December 2022 | Tierärztliche Praxis Ausgabe K: Kleintiere / Heimtiere, Vol. 50, No. 06Synthesis of Purine-Based Ionic Liquids and Their Applications18 November 2021 | Molecules, Vol. 26, No. 22Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles24 January 2020Lizards24 January 2020Anatomy and Physiology of the Reptile Renal SystemVeterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, Vol. 23, No. 1Clinical Management of Reptile Renal DiseaseVeterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, Vol. 23, No. 1Tolerance to salinity and dehydration in the Sahara Desert blue-eyed turtle, Mauremys leprosa saharica (Testudines: Geoemydidae) from a brackish pond in the Lower Draa basin, southern Morocco21 August 2019 | African Journal of Herpetology, Vol. 68, No. 1UrologyGastroenterology—CloacaRoutes of AdministrationUrolithiasis (Cystic Calculi and Cloacal Uroliths)Comparative analysis of the liver transcriptome in the red-eared slider Trachemys scripta elegans under chronic salinity stress21 March 2019 | PeerJ, Vol. 7Reproductive Ecology and Life History of Female Sonoran Desert Tortoises ( Gopherus morafkai )Herpetological Monographs, Vol. 32, No. 1Nasal–Oral Water Administration for Rehydration of Juvenile Mohave Desert Tortoises9 May 2018 | Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, Vol. 9, No. 2The Agassiz’s desert tortoise genome provides a resource for the conservation of a threatened species31 May 2017 | PLOS ONE, Vol. 12, No. 5Initial Process in Urine Formation6 July 2016Transport of Organic Substances by Renal Tubules6 July 2016Diluting and Concentrating Mechanism6 July 2016Diagnosis and treatment of urolithiasis in client-owned chelonians: 40 cases (1987–2012)Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol. 247, No. 6SEASONAL HEMATOLOGY AND PLASMA BIOCHEMISTRY REFERENCE RANGE VALUES OF THE YELLOW-MARGINATED BOX TURTLE ( CUORA FLAVOMARGINATA )Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, Vol. 45, No. 2Osmoregulation and Excretion19 March 2014An Overview of Reptile and Amphibian Therapeutics26 June 2013The Chinese soft-shelled turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis , decreases nitrogenous excretion, reduces urea synthesis and suppresses ammonia production during emersionJournal of Experimental Biology, Vol. 216, No. 9Ultrastructure of the nephron in the soft-shelled turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis (Reptilia, Chelonia, Trionychidae)Micron, Vol. 44Determination of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Juvenile Kemp's Ridley Turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) Using Iohexol Clearance, with Preliminary Comparison of Clinically Healthy Turtles vs. Those with Renal DiseaseJournal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 22, No. 1Estimating the probability of illegal desert tortoise collection in the Sonoran Desert5 December 2011 | The Journal of Wildlife Management, Vol. 76, No. 2Effects of Rainfall and the Potential Influence of Climate Change on Two Congeneric Tortoise SpeciesChelonian Conservation and Biology, Vol. 10, No. 1CHELONIANSOsmotic and Ionic Regulation in Reptiles5 February 2014Physiological ecology of overwintering in hatchling turtlesJournal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology, Vol. 309A, No. 6Effects of allopurinol on plasma uric acid levels in normouricaemic and hyperuricaemic green iguanas ( Iguana iguana )26 January 2008 | Veterinary Record, Vol. 162, No. 4Return to the wild: Translocation as a tool in conservation of the Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)Biological Conservation, Vol. 136, No. 2Nitrogen metabolism and excretion in the aquatic chinese soft-shelled turtle,Pelodiscus sinensis, exposed to a progressive increase in ambient salinity1 January 2006 | Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology, Vol. 305A, No. 12Living history of physiology: Bodil Schmidt-NielsenWilliam H. 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