TOXEMIA OF PREGNANCY IN THE GUINEA PIG

Toxemia of Pregnancy in the Guinea Pig

The clinical and pathological manifestations of a disease occurring in the late stages of pregnancy or following parturition in the guinea pig are described. The similarity of this disease to toxemia of pregnancy in the rabbit is discussed. The disease appears to be of endogenous origin and is in some way associated with a disordered metabolism occurring at about the time of parturition.

Karyotype of Hairless Guinea pig

Chromosomal patterns of experimental animals are useful tools for cytogenetics research and animal breeding. Chromosome investigations of the hairless guinea pig are rare, therefore, karyotype of hairless guinea pigs (twelve male and female) was studied using metaphase spreads of bone marrows and G banding techniques. The chromosomes diploid number was 2n= 64 and polymorphism of three type chro...

Some observations on the feeding of the guinea pig

Toxemia of Pregnancy in the Rabbit

The clinical manifestations and pathology of a disorder associated with pregnancy in the rabbit have been described. The disorder bears a close analogy to toxemia of pregnancy in man and offers an experimental approach to the problems associated with that condition. The evidence at hand indicates that the disorder is of endogenous origin and arises from a disturbance of functions concerned in r...

Salbutamol affects body composition of the guinea pig