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THE ability of an organ to function is dependent on its blood supply. The salt gland operates as a highly efficient sodium pump capable of secreting about 8 sodium/adenon-ine triphosphate1,2 and its secretion has a concentration of sodium ranging from 400 to 1,200 m.equiv. sodium chloride/l, (ref. 3). The unique function of the avian salt gland and the lack of information on its blood volume prompted this investigation.
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MCFARLAND, L., WARNER, R. Blood Volume of the Nasal Salt Glands and other Glands and Organs of Sea Gulls. Nature 210, 1389–1390 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2101389b0
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