The Prevalence Rate of Congenital Heart Disease in Newborn Gerbils (Meriones Unguiculatus): A Preliminary Report

Authors

Jami G. Shakibi
Lester Weiss

Abstract

A preliminary report on the prevalence rate of congenital heart disease in newborn gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) is presented. Serial sections of the entire heart of 100 liveborn gerbils were studied. The prevalence rate of congenital heart disease was 4%. Ventricular septal defect was the most frequent lesion. This is in agreement with previous reports on rats.

Recommended Citation

Shakibi, Jami G. and Weiss, Lester (1969) "The Prevalence Rate of Congenital Heart Disease in Newborn Gerbils (Meriones Unguiculatus): A Preliminary Report," Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal : Vol. 17 : No. 4 , 241-246.
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