Storage excretion in the Indian apple snail, Pila globosa (Swainson), during aestivation.
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Uric acid accumulates in several tissues of the Indian apple snail, P. globosa, during aestivation. This accumulation is particularly high in the foot muscle and reproductive organs. Since the kidney, a tiny organ in the snail, has only a limited capacity to store uric acid, extrarenal tissues are used as storage depots of uric acid during aestivation. It is suggested that the aestivating snail, faced with a cleidoic situation, resorts to storage excretion, a phenomenon well documented in insects.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Indian journal of experimental biology
دوره 40 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002