Composition of the ventral gland-pad sebum from the Mongolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus.

Undifferentiated Sarcoma of the Salivary Gland in a Mongolian Gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)

A subcutaneous mass was found in the lower ventral neck region of a 55-week-old male Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus). Histopathologically, the mass involved salivary glands and featured diffuse proliferation of pleomorphic neoplastic cells with large necrotic foci. The lesion was well demarcated from the surrounding tissue, although invasive growth to fibrous septa was occasionally obs...

Determination of Giardia lamblia cyst infective dose for the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus).

The purpose of this study was to determine the 50% infective dose for Giardia lamblia (CDC:0284:1) cysts in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus). The log10 50% infective dose results calculated by probit analysis and the Spearman-Karber method were 2.45 and 2.50, respectively.

Fetal uterine position affects copulation and scent marking by adult male gerbils.

Those male Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) that as fetuses resided in uterine locations adjacent to no females, when adult, scent marked more frequently, mounted estrous females with shorter latencies, and ejaculated after fewer intromissions than did those male gerbils that as fetuses resided in uterine locations adjacent to two females. Both the scent-marking frequencies and copulat...

The Effect of Diethylcarbamazine on Microfilariae of Brugia pahangi in Mongolian Jirds (Meriones unguiculatus)

Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) was effective in reducing microfilarial densities of Brugia pahangi in Mongolian jirds (Meriones unguiculatus) when it was administered intraperitoneally at the daily dosage of 300 mg/kg of body weight either for 5 consecutive days or every 3 days for 43 days with the total of 15 doses. The latter treatment scheme seemed to be more effective than the former, suggesting ...

The somatic chromosomes of the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus).