Abstract
IN hot climates sweating or panting to provide evaporative cooling are required for the survival of mammals. The loss of extracellular water is linked with cell water exchanges, renal water-saving, adjustments of salt excretion and hormone production.
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MACFARLANE, W., ROBINSON, K., HOWARD, B. et al. Heat, Salt and Hormones in Panting and Sweating Animals. Nature 182, 672–673 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182672a0
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