Renal morphology of Bradypus torquatus

Among the Xenarthras, sloths present a hydric ingestion restricted to water from leaves, fruits, and vegetables. As a first approach to verify whether these animals have some morphophysiological difference which could justify or compensate this low hydric ingestion, the renal anatomy of these animal...

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Main Authors: Pedro Kastein Faria da Cunha Bianchi, Fernanda Cardoso, Maria Letícia Baptista Salvadori, Graziela Menck Ferreira Santos, José Roberto Kfoury Junior, Ana Rita de Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2012-11-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume254/201a205.pdf