Water relations and food consumption of the mongolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus

Renomedullary and intestinal hyaluronan content during body water excess: a study in rats and gerbils

“…It could thus be suggested that papillary HA in the gerbil is not only important during the acute phase of water loading as in the rat, but seems to be important for a longer period of water intake. Studies by McManus (1972) showed the gerbil's extreme ability to survive without water (12 days) but also the great ability of this species to rapidly rehydrate.…”

Renomedullary and intestinal hyaluronan content during body water excess: a study in rats and gerbils

“…It could thus be suggested that papillary HA in the gerbil is not only important during the acute phase of water loading as in the rat, but seems to be important for a longer period of water intake. Studies by McManus (1972) showed the gerbil's extreme ability to survive without water (12 days) but also the great ability of this species to rapidly rehydrate.…”

Neural Control and Modulation of Thirst, Sodium Appetite, and Hunger

“…A typical example is water sources: although some species like laboratory mice or humans drink liquid water, it is rarely available for animals in arid climates. Indeed, these animals generally eat instead of drink to gain water (McManus, 1972;Schmidt-Nielsen and Schmidt-Nielsen, 1952;Vanderweele, 1974). To deal with this nutrient pressure, desert species have adapted their body (e.g., kidney morphology and function) for better water conservation (Vimtrup and Schmidt-Nielsen, 1952).…”

Inbred or Outbred? Genetic Diversity in Laboratory Rodent Colonies

“…Mongolian gerbils ( M. unguiculatus ) are a common nonmodel rodent that have been used in biological research for many years and have informed our understanding of diseases such as epilepsy ( Buchhalter 1993 ; Buckmaster 2006 ), stroke ( Vincent and Rodrick 1979 ), and diabetes ( Li et al 2016 ); as well as basic biology questions about thermal regulation ( Thiessen and Kittrell 1980 ; Wang et al 2000 ), desert adaptation ( McManus 1972 ), domestication ( Stuermer et al 2003 ; Stuermer and Wetzel 2006 ), reproductive biology ( Clark et al 1994 ), hearing ( Chen et al 2012 ; Abbas and Rivolta 2015 ), and more.…”

Renomedullary and intestinal hyaluronan content during body water excess: a study in rats and gerbils

“…It could thus be suggested that papillary HA in the gerbil is not only important during the acute phase of water loading as in the rat, but seems to be important for a longer period of water intake. Studies by McManus (1972) showed the gerbil's extreme ability to survive without water (12 days) but also the great ability of this species to rapidly rehydrate.…”

Neural Control and Modulation of Thirst, Sodium Appetite, and Hunger

“…A typical example is water sources: although some species like laboratory mice or humans drink liquid water, it is rarely available for animals in arid climates. Indeed, these animals generally eat instead of drink to gain water (McManus, 1972;Schmidt-Nielsen and Schmidt-Nielsen, 1952;Vanderweele, 1974). To deal with this nutrient pressure, desert species have adapted their body (e.g., kidney morphology and function) for better water conservation (Vimtrup and Schmidt-Nielsen, 1952).…”

Inbred or Outbred? Genetic Diversity in Laboratory Rodent Colonies

“…Mongolian gerbils ( M. unguiculatus ) are a common nonmodel rodent that have been used in biological research for many years and have informed our understanding of diseases such as epilepsy ( Buchhalter 1993 ; Buckmaster 2006 ), stroke ( Vincent and Rodrick 1979 ), and diabetes ( Li et al 2016 ); as well as basic biology questions about thermal regulation ( Thiessen and Kittrell 1980 ; Wang et al 2000 ), desert adaptation ( McManus 1972 ), domestication ( Stuermer et al 2003 ; Stuermer and Wetzel 2006 ), reproductive biology ( Clark et al 1994 ), hearing ( Chen et al 2012 ; Abbas and Rivolta 2015 ), and more.…”

Renomedullary and intestinal hyaluronan content during body water excess: a study in rats and gerbils

“…It could thus be suggested that papillary HA in the gerbil is not only important during the acute phase of water loading as in the rat, but seems to be important for a longer period of water intake. Studies by McManus (1972) showed the gerbil's extreme ability to survive without water (12 days) but also the great ability of this species to rapidly rehydrate.…”

Neural Control and Modulation of Thirst, Sodium Appetite, and Hunger

“…A typical example is water sources: although some species like laboratory mice or humans drink liquid water, it is rarely available for animals in arid climates. Indeed, these animals generally eat instead of drink to gain water (McManus, 1972;Schmidt-Nielsen and Schmidt-Nielsen, 1952;Vanderweele, 1974). To deal with this nutrient pressure, desert species have adapted their body (e.g., kidney morphology and function) for better water conservation (Vimtrup and Schmidt-Nielsen, 1952).…”

Inbred or Outbred? Genetic Diversity in Laboratory Rodent Colonies

“…Mongolian gerbils ( M. unguiculatus ) are a common nonmodel rodent that have been used in biological research for many years and have informed our understanding of diseases such as epilepsy ( Buchhalter 1993 ; Buckmaster 2006 ), stroke ( Vincent and Rodrick 1979 ), and diabetes ( Li et al 2016 ); as well as basic biology questions about thermal regulation ( Thiessen and Kittrell 1980 ; Wang et al 2000 ), desert adaptation ( McManus 1972 ), domestication ( Stuermer et al 2003 ; Stuermer and Wetzel 2006 ), reproductive biology ( Clark et al 1994 ), hearing ( Chen et al 2012 ; Abbas and Rivolta 2015 ), and more.…”