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Normal ad lib drinking was studied in food deprived nephrectomized, sham operated:, and normal rats under the same environmental conditions. Nephrectomized animals drank normal amounts of water until they developed obvious symptoms of uremia at about 60 hr.
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1. Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation No. GB-2119.
2. The assistance of Miss Sandra Mandelar is gratefully acknowledged.
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Wayner, M.J., Burger, J.J. A comparison of drinking in the normal and nephrectomized hooded rat. Psychon Sci 6, 99–100 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03327976
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