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).
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Animals, Laboratory / blood
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Animals, Laboratory / classification*
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Animals, Laboratory / genetics
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Chromosomes*
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Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
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Female
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Hemoglobins / analysis*
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Karyotyping
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Male
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Muridae / blood
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Muridae / classification*
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Muridae / genetics