Comparative Vertebrate Physiology Extrarenal mechanisms of osmoregulation
Lecture summary Fish: gills Amphibians: Integument/urinary bladder Reptiles and birds: Salt gland/lower intestine Mammals: Nasal exchange + kangaroo rat
Marine teleosts
Marine teleosts- chloride cells Operation Na/K pump Na/Cl/K cotransporter Na and Cl transported into seawater Chloride cell (note mitochondria)
Freshwater teleosts Pavement cells pump Na+ into blood Pavement cell Chloride cell
Amphibians Permeable integument High rates of respiration and EWL Desert adapted frogs
Amphibians Permeable urinary bladder Recycling water-urine is more concentrated
Reptiles Salt gland location Supraorbital Lingual NaCl or KCl Salt secretion droplets
Reptiles & birds-salt gland Salt gland cells
Salt gland Function (same as chloride cell) Na/K pump Na/Cl/K cotransporter Na and Cl transported into environment
Reptiles: Lower Intestine Cloaca Urinary bladder in reptiles only Purpose: Na+, K+, Cl-, water absorption
Birds: Lower intestine Cloaca (temporary storage organ) No urinary bladder Purpose: Na+, K+, Cl-, water absorption
Mammals Strategies Keep mouth closed Nasal countercurrent exchange
Nasal countercurrent exchange
Mammals Desert adaptations
Reptile water budget Intake: drinking 25%, food 52%, metabolic 23% Outlet: feces/urine 36%, evaporation 58%, salt gland 6%
Bird water budget Intake: drinking 93%, food 2%, metabolic 5% Outlet: feces/urine 64%, evaporation 36%, salt gland ?? (data from ostrich - no salt gland)
Mammals Intake: drinking 69%, food 4%, metabolic 26% Outlet: feces 7%, urine 50%, evaporation 43%