The effect of lipids on transepidermal water permeation in snakes.
The effect of lipids on transepidermal water permeation in snakes.
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脂质对蛇经皮水渗透的影响。
DOI:
10.1016/0300-9629(85)90124-0
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发表时间:
1985
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通讯作者:
Downing,DT
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作者:
Burken,RR;Wertz,PW;Downing,DT
Transepidermal water permeation was measured for the shed skin of 8 species of snakes under conditions where the skin formed an interface between liquid water and dry air. Extraction with chloroform: methanol removed lipids amounting to 4.9-8.7% of the dry weight of skin and increased transepidermal water permeation 35-to 175-fold. Initial extraction of snake skin with hexane removed only 25-35% of the total extractable lipid but increased water permeation 3-to 10-fold. For totally delipidized skin, water-to-air permeation was much faster than air-to-air permeation, and was also faster than evaporation from a free water surface.