Water turnover and the measurement of milk intake.
Physiologically acceptable methods for estimating milk intake in experimental animals area based on the measurement of rates of disappearance of 3H2O from their body-water. This work discusses the problems involved in using methods of this type when steady-states (constant trace inflow and outflow rates, and constant pool-size) do not exist. Theoretically sound techniques are developed and their use justified.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007774:Lactation; D008433:Mathematics; D051379:Mice; D008892:Milk / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D012756:Sheep / Q000502:physiology; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism*
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