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Metabolic diseases - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

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Energy<br />

ektotherm species<br />

Reptilian physiology<br />

prefered optimum for temperature<br />

hyperthemia and behavioral hyperthermia<br />

energy - 1/8 (in comparison with mammals), anaerobic glycolysis<br />

peripheral gluconeogenesis<br />

Respiration and oxygen consumption<br />

lungs, skin, special organs (turtles)<br />

tolerance to limited oxygen in tissues<br />

Food, nutrition, metabolism<br />

herbivores, insectivores, carnivores<br />

Excretion<br />

urea, amonium, uric acid<br />

kidney x urinary bladder<br />

Reproduction<br />

oviparous reptiles, viviparous reptiles

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