节约用水：人类的水分平衡超过其他猿类。

Water conservation: Human water balance exceeds that of other apes.

机构信息

Department of Anthropology, Texas State University, 266 Evans Liberal Arts, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666-4684, USA.

出版信息

Curr Biol. 2021 Apr 26;31(8):R389-R391. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.02.017.

DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2021.02.017

PMID:33905697

Abstract

Water conservation played a role in the evolutionary adaptation of humans to hot, dry environments, but until now the extent of such biological adaptability was unknown. A new study compares great apes and humans to illuminate the complexities of water balance in humans and the factors that influence it.

摘要

水的节约在人类适应炎热、干燥环境的进化过程中起到了一定的作用，但直到现在，这种生物适应性的程度还不为人知。一项新的研究通过比较大猩猩和人类，阐明了人类体内的水分平衡的复杂性及其影响因素。