The comparative aspects of hystricomorph subplacenta: potential endocrine organ [PDF]
BMC Zoology, 2021 Background The placenta of hystricomorph rodents, lagomorphs and some primates includes an unusual structure, termed a subplacenta, which essentially consists of trophoblastic cells located deep to the central implantation site within the area of ...
Maria Angelica Miglino +10 more
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The jaw is a second-class lever in Pedetes capensis (Rodentia: Pedetidae) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 The mammalian jaw is often modelled as a third-class lever for the purposes of biomechanical analyses, owing to the position of the resultant muscle force between the jaw joint and the teeth.
Philip G. Cox
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Lingual Ultrastructural and Histochemical Study in the Patagonian Mara (Rodentia: Caviidae, Dolichotis patagonum) in Relation to Other Hystricomorphs [PDF]
Animals, 2023 The study describes the ultrastructure of the tongue in the Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum) using light and scanning electron microscopy. Histochemical methods were used for evaluation of lingual salivary glands. The tongue is divided into a small
Petr Čížek +4 more
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Systematic position of the enigmatic Quentinia mesovitellinica (Rêgo, 1967) (Cestoda, Cyclophyllidea) [PDF]
Helminthologia, 2023 The systematic position of Quentinia mesovitellinica (Rêgo, 1967) (Cestoda, Cyclophyllidea) from the hystricomorph rodent Galea spixii (Wagler) (Caviidae) in Brazil is reevaluated based on published information.
Haukisalmi V.
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Use of Micro-CT Imaging to Assess Ventral Mandibular Cortical Thickness and Volume in an Experimental Rodent Model With Chronic High-Phosphorus Intake [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Adverse effects of high dietary phosphorus on bone health have been observed in both animal and human studies. The aim of the investigation was to examine chronic effects of high phosphorus diet on the apical mandibular cortical thickness and volume in a
Vladimir Jekl +5 more
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Functional evolution of the feeding system in rodents. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The masticatory musculature of rodents has evolved to enable both gnawing at the incisors and chewing at the molars. In particular, the masseter muscle is highly specialised, having extended anteriorly to originate from the rostrum.
Philip G Cox +5 more
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Identification of the major rabbit and guinea pig semen coagulum proteins and description of the diversity of the REST gene locus in the mammalian clade Glires. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 The seminal vesicle secretions of guinea pig and rabbit were analyzed for semen coagulum proteins. Using SDS-PAGE we discovered a previously not fully recognized semen coagulum protein, Svp5, in the guinea pig and a single predominant component, SVP200 ...
Åke Lundwall +3 more
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Synchronized Expansion and Contraction of Olfactory, Vomeronasal, and Taste Receptor Gene Families in Hystricomorph Rodents. [PDF]
Mol Biol Evolヤマアラシ亜目における嗅覚・フェロモン・味覚受容体遺伝子の同調的進化～グルメな動物は鼻も良い！？～.京都大学プレスリリース. 2024-04-23.Chemical senses, including olfaction, pheromones, and taste, are crucial for the survival of most animals.
Niimura Y +11 more
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A study of scientific publications on the greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus, Temminck 1827) [PDF]
Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, 2020 Background The greater cane rat (GCR), reputed to be African's second largest rodent, is a precocial hystricomorph with an uncommon phenotype and life history.
Oluwaseun Ahmed Mustapha +5 more
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A First Generation Comparative Chromosome Map between Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus) and Humans. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The domesticated guinea pig, Cavia porcellus (Hystricomorpha, Rodentia), is an important laboratory species and a model for a number of human diseases. Nevertheless, genomic tools for this species are lacking; even its karyotype is poorly characterized ...
Svetlana A Romanenko +12 more
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