[Role of the lymphatic system in the osmoregulatory reflex of Testudo horsfieldi turtles].

Centripetal intracarotid injection of hypertonic sodium chloride solution to the tortoise Testudo horsfieldi caused an increase in the blood pressure and blood supply to the skeletal muscles. The protein content of the blood and lymph decreased, their fractional composition being changed. The results obtained indicate that in the tortoise the lymphatic system is involved into realization of osmoregulatory reflex.