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Cloaca Chamber

Known as: CLOACA, Cloacas 
A dilated cavity extended caudally from the hindgut. In adult birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many fishes but few mammals, cloaca is a common… 
National Institutes of Health

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Blood supply aspectsCDISC SEND Biospecimens TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyCloacal Sphincter

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Reptile AND/OR avian cloaca structure

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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Genotyping Campylobacter jejuni strains isolated from the gut and oviduct of laying hens.
Campylobacter jejuni frequently colonizes the avian intestine. Recent evidence suggests that this organism can also colonize the… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Test, Rejection, and Reformulation of a Chemical Reactor–Based Model of Gut Function in a Fruit‐Eating Bird
We explored modulation of retention time in cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) by feeding them diets varying in hexose… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Feral pigeons as carriers of Cryptococcus laurentii, Cryptococcus uniguttulatus and Debaryomyces hansenii.
We collected fresh droppings and cloaca samples from feral pigeons Columba livia in the southern Swedish city of Malmö, and… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Role of the Proctodeal Gland Foam of Male Japanese Quail in Natural Copulations
Etude des effets de la mousse produite par la glande proctodeale du mâle chez la caille sur la fertilite de la copulation… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Influence of endogenous viral (ev) gene expression and strain of exogenous avian leukosis virus (ALV) on mortality and ALV infection and shedding in chickens.
Two experiments were conducted to determine the influence of endogenous viral (ev) gene expression on the response of chicken to… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Function of the lower intestine and osmoregulation in the ostrich: preliminary anatomical and physiological observations.
The gross anatomy of the lower intestine of the African ostrich (Struthio camelus) was investigated in four adult birds shot in… 
1984
1984
Individual recognition in salamanders: Cloacal odours
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
The cloacal storage of urine in the rooster.
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Nasal Salt Excretion and the Possible Function of the Cloaca in Water Conservation
Secretion of concentrated salt solutions from the nasal region was observed in several terrestrial birds and reptiles. In the… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
Inhibition of the development of the bursa of Fabricius in the embryos of the common fowl by 19-nortestosterone.
0.63 mg. of 19-nortestosterone in 0.1 ml. of corn oil, when injected into the fertilized eggs of the white leghorn hybrid strain… 
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