Mastomys natalensis or Mastomys coucha. Correct species designation in animal experiments.
Thomas Kruppa, F. Iglauer, E Ihnen, Krystal Miller, I. Kunstýř
Abstract
Thomas Kruppa, F. Iglauer, E Ihnen, Krystal Miller, I. Kunstýř
Abstract
Haemoglobin electrophoresis and chromosome analysis indicate that the widely used multimammate rat (chamois coloured) as experimental animal belongs to the species Mastomys coucha (Smith, 1836) and not, as commonly assumed, to Mastomys natalensis (Smith, 1834).
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Haemoglobin electrophoresis and chromosome analysis indicate that the widely used multimammate rat (chamois coloured) as experimental animal belongs to the species Mastomys coucha (Smith, 1836) and not, as commonly assumed, to Mastomys natalensis (Smith, 1834).
Key concepts: Mastomys, Biology, Muridae, Zoology, Rodent, Ecology