title: Tritiated water metabolism during dehydration and rehydration in the camel.
abstract: The metabolism of tritiated water in the camel was compared in two 10-day periods, one when water was readily available and the second during dehydration. There was a radically depressed metabolism after 2 days of dehydration. Two other experiments examined the absorption rate of drinking water. In one experiment drinking water was labeled with tritium, and in the second experiment dilution of tritium-labeled blood was examined. In both experiments there was a rapid uptake and dilution of the blood, which continued for 4 h. Following this only slight changes were observed up to 24 h after drinking. The results are in accord with other data showing changes in erythrocyte shape 4 h after rapid rehydration. It is concluded that there is a rapid absorption of water in the rehydrating camel.
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000818:Animals; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001834:Body Water / Q000032:analysis; D002162:Camelus / Q000378:metabolism*; D003681:Dehydration / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D014316:Tritium; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism*; D014870:Water Loss, Insensible
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D014316:Tritium