Histological Observation on the Female Prostate in Mongolian Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)

Tomoo INOMATA; Hiroyoshi NINOMIYA; Hiroaki SOMIYA; Hiroshi SAITO; Koshi MOCHIZUKI

doi:10.1538/expanim1978.41.3_383

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Online ISSN : 1881-7122
Print ISSN : 0007-5124

Histological Observation on the Female Prostate in Mongolian Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)

Tomoo INOMATA, Hiroyoshi NINOMIYA, Hiroaki SOMIYA, Hiroshi SAITO, Koshi MOCHIZUKI

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Keywords: female prostate, Mongolian gerbil

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1992 Volume 41 Issue 3 Pages 383-386

DOI https://doi.org/10.1538/expanim1978.41.3_383

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Abstract

In Mongolian gerbils, prostatic buds were found in female fetuses at the 23th day of gestation. In the mothers the well-developed prostate gland consisting of a paired lobes was situated on either side of the neck of the bladder.

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