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Aquaporins of the Kidney and Water Homeostasis - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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The following table shows a comparison between the maximum concentrating abilities of the kidneys of various mammals. Data from Physiology of Domestic Animals - Sjaastad, Hove and Sand. For full text referance see the [[Reference Material Urinary Anatomy & Physiology| Reference Material]] section.
The following table shows a comparison between the maximum concentrating abilities of the kidneys of various mammals. Data from Physiology of Domestic Animals - Sjaastad, Hove and Sand. For full text referance see the [[Reference Material Urinary Anatomy & Physiology| Reference Material]] section.
<TABLE CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="30%">
<TR>
<TD BGCOLOR="#66FFFF"><center>'''Species'''</center></TD>
<TD BGCOLOR="#66FFFF"><center>'''Max Urine Osmolarity (mosmol/l)'''</center></TD>
<TD BGCOLOR="#66FFFF"><center>'''Urine/Plasma Concentration Ratio'''</center></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Beaver</TD>
<TD>520</TD>
<TD>2</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF">Calf</TD>
<TD BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF">500</TD>
<TD BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF">2</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Pig</TD>
<TD>1100</TD>
<TD>4</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF">Humans</TD>
<TD BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF">1200</TD>
<TD BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF">4</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Cow</TD>
<TD>1400</TD>
<TD>5</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF">Sheep</TD>
<TD BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF">3500</TD>
<TD BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF">11</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Horse</TD>
<TD>2000</TD>
<TD>7</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF">Dog</TD>
<TD BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF">2500</TD>
<TD BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF">8</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Cat</TD>
<TD>3000</TD>
<TD>10</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF">Kangaroo Rat</TD>
<TD BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF">5500</TD>
<TD BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF">18</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>