Seasonal changes in the electrical parameters of the small intestine, colon and bladder mucosa of land tortoises (testudo hermanni hermanni Gmelin).
During hibernation of tortoises, a marked decrease in the short-circuit current together with an increase in the electrical resistance are observed across the small intestine, colon and bladder mucosa and D-aldosterone (which is decreased in the plasma) has no effect on these parameters.
D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D006605:Hibernation; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000502:physiology*; D012621:Seasons; D014426:Turtles / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000502:physiology*; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
D000450:Aldosterone