Body and organ weights and linear measurements of the adult Mongolian gerbil
The Anatomical RecordPublished 1 December 1964
Aviv Kramer
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The tables give information about this species which could be helpful in future laboratory investigations where the body‐and organ‐weight ranges, variability and linear measurements of this species may be of practical value.
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Abstract Data were collected from a colony of 49 male and 55 female two‐year‐old Mongolian gerbils, Meriones unguiculatus (Milne‐Edwards, 1867). This report gives tables which present data regarding linear measurements of body and organs and absolute and relative organ‐weight data. The means, standard deviations, ranges, and coefficients of variation were summarized in the tables. Grossly observed pathological organs were omitted from the study. The tables give information about this species which could be helpful in future laboratory investigations where the body‐and organ‐weight ranges, variability and linear measurements of this species may be of practical value.
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