{"product_id":"salt-glands-in-birds-and-reptiles-paperback-9780521112031","title":"Salt Glands in Birds and Reptiles (Paperback) 9780521112031","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSalt Glands in Birds and Reptiles\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe aim of the authors in writing this monograph has been to provide a comprehensive and critical, but personal account of salt glands.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eM. Peaker (Author), J. L. Linzell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521112031, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 11 June 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.43 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe aim of the authors in writing this monograph has been to provide a comprehensive and critical, but personal account of salt glands. Papers on salt glands are scattered through a great many different journals. There is therefore a great need for a synthesis of what is known about salt glands. The means by which salt glands perform their vital function of forming and excreting a concentrated salt solution is of great biological importance in understanding salt and water relations in the cells of all living things. In addition to the basic physiology of salt glands there is consideration of their ecological importance, their interaction with other systems of the body, their role in non-marine birds and reptiles and their evolution. Salt glands have interested biologists from a wide range of disciplines. This book brings together the scattered literature and will be a convenient source of reference to those working in the field, as well as providing information for comparative studies and for teaching purposes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Historical introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Avian Salt Glands: 2. Structure of salt glands\u003cbr\u003e 3. Methods\u003cbr\u003e 4. Nervous control of secretion\u003cbr\u003e 5. Blood flow\u003cbr\u003e 6. The secretory mechanism\u003cbr\u003e 7. Factors affecting the concentration of nasal fluid\u003cbr\u003e 8. Hormones and salt-gland secretion\u003cbr\u003e 9. Adaptation of the gland\u003cbr\u003e 10. Integration between the salt gland and other organs\u003cbr\u003e 11. Comparative and applied physiology\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Reptilian Salt Glands: 12. Marine reptiles\u003cbr\u003e 13. Terrestrial reptiles\u003cbr\u003e 14. Evolution of salt glands\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Addendum\u003cbr\u003e Indexes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Cellular biology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Cellular biology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Cellular%20biology%20%5Bcytology%5D%20%5BPSF%5D%22\"\u003ecytology PSF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005920858392,"sku":"9780521112031","price":41.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521112031i_6c7c99b1-b866-4519-8790-07b4b4f00a3b.jpg?v=1691371226","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/salt-glands-in-birds-and-reptiles-paperback-9780521112031","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}