Helicobacter pylori genotypes identified in the group 3 toxigenic vacas1m1 and nontoxigenic vacas2m2 strains in the meriones unguiculatus animal model. Meriones jirds tend to inhabit arid regions including clay desert. All procedures were approved by the florida state university institutional animal care and use committee and conformed to nih fig. Pdf experimental encephalomyocarditis virus infection in. The genus contains most animals referred to as jirds, but members of the genera sekeetamys, brachiones, and sometimes pachyuromys are also known as jirds. Mongolian jird or mongolian gerbil meriones unguiculatus young, 2 weeks, on a hand author.
Meriones unguiculatus gerbillinae, rodentia is widely used as an animal model of human disease. Embryonated eggs from each of toxocara canis, baylisascaris procyonis, b. Pdf population ecology of wild mongolian gerbils meriones. The gerbil has a social organization and does not hibernate.
Improvement of the alternative definitive host model for. M 1007 maple avenue lisle, il 60532 630 7371281 the mongolian gerbil meriones unguiculatus is a small rodent native to the desert regions of mongolia and northeastern china. We studied the population ecology of mongolian gerbils meriones unguiculatus, a social rodent living in groups yearround in desert grasslands of china, mongolia, and russia, using capturerecapture methods to investigate seasonal patterns in demography. They reach puberty at 6585 days old, weigh 70110 g as adults, and. One mongolian species meriones unguiculatus is a gentle and hardy animal that has become a popular pet. Gerbils meriones unguiculatus can be picked up by closing cupped hands around the animal, as tail capture is likely to be stressful and there is also a risk of a. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. Migration behaviour and pathogenesis of five ascarid.
The data of the epidemic focus of the meriones unguiculatus administrative map extracted by the chinese academy of sciences resources and the environment scientific information center provided a 1. M belosevic, g m faubert, and j d maclean department of zoology, university of alberta, edmonton, canada. Ylike retinal ganglion cells innervate the dorsal raphe nucleus in the mongolian gerbil meriones unguiculatus by liju luan, chaoran ren, benson wuiman lau, jian yang, gary e. Mongolian jird meriones unguiculatus longevity, ageing, and. At 3, 5, 7, and 14 days postinfection, 2 infected and 1 control gerbil were. Their use in science dates back to the latter half of the 19th century, but they only. Pronunciation of meriones unguiculatus with 1 audio pronunciation, 4 synonyms, 1 sentence and more for meriones unguiculatus. An meriones unguiculatus in uska species han rodentia nga syahan ginhulagway ni milneedwards hadton 1867. The mongolian gerbil meriones unguiculatus is extensively used as an animal model in studies of pharmacology 1, parasitology 2, aging 3, oncology 4, and reproduction 5 6. Pdf phylogenetic analysis of the mongolian gerbil meriones.
This page was last edited on 14 september 2017, at 21. Gerbils meriones unguiculatus are highly susceptible to. Four experiments were conducted using experimental hosts for fasciola hepatica. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. The gerbil brachial plexus derived from ventral roots of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth cervical nerves. The distribution of meriones ranges from northern africa to mongolia.
Aggressive behaviour and reproduction in the mongolian gerbil, meriones unguiculatus, relative to age and sexual experience at pairing in reproduction. Mongolian gerbils meriones unguiculatus were used as an animal model for human toxocariasis. These were subsequently processed for surfacespreading technique as described by peters et al. If you do not see its contents the file may be temporarily unavailable at the journal website or you do not have a pdf. Gerbils are burrowing, social animals which are active both day and night.
Activation of jird meriones unguiculatus macrophages by the. Care of gerbils ness exotic wellness center robert d. The gland consisted of tubules lined by a single layer of epithelial cells and a myoepithelial network. Intrinsic response properties of auditory thalamic neurons in. Pinealectomized and control gerbils were maintained in different photoperiods 0 l, 8 l, 14 l, or 24 l, and body weights. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 7. Pdf despite meriones unguiculatus long history and popularity as an animal model in a wide range of research on topics from gastric and. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The harderian gland, its secretory duct and porphyrin content were examined in the mongolian gerbil meriones unguiculatus. Migration behaviour and pathogenesis of five ascarid nematode. Effect of albendazole therapy on susceptible and resistant. Frontiers diversification of the vacas1m1 and vacas2m2.
Other articles where meriones unguiculatus is discussed. Anatomy of the brachial plexus in the mongolian gerbil meriones. From each species, we identified orthologues of the proteincoding genes located in the known highgc region of the sand rat, and compared them with orthologous genes in p. Determination of giardia lamblia cyst infective dose for the mongolian gerbil meriones unguiculatus. Aug 01, 1995 by using the combination of reversetranscription pcr and rapid amplification of cdna ends methods, a cdna encoding mast cell tryptase was successfully cloned from the small intestine of mongolian gerbil, meriones unguiculatus, infected with nippostrongylus brasiliensis. Screening of model animals for experimental infection with. F w schaefer, 3rd, c h johnson, c h hsu, and e w rice. Activation of jird meriones unguiculatus macrophages by. The mongolian gerbil meriones unguiculatus milne edwards, 1867 belongs to the subfamily gerbillinae, and is mainly distributed across the arid steppes, semideserts, and adjacent farmingpastoral areas of north china, mongolia, and the baikal lake region of russia. Disaccharidase activity in the small intestine of gerbils meriones unguiculatus during primary and challenge infections with giardia lamblia. The cairo spiny mouse acomys cahirinus shows a strong. This specimen was scanned by matthew colbert on 23 january 2012 along the coronal axis for a total of 94 slices. Pdf catalogue of the behaviour of meriones unguiculatus f. Peritoneal macrophages from mongolian jirds meriones unguiculatus with either lymphatic or intraperitoneal infections of brugia pahangi were studied to determine the effects of infection on macrophage function and morphology.
Probing the spatial cluster of meriones unguiculatus using. Systemic mast cell disease in the mongolian gerbil, meriones unguiculatus. Cloning of the cdna encoding mast cell tryptase of. The mongolian gerbil or mongolian jird meriones unguiculatus is a small rodent belonging to the subfamily gerbillinae. Gerbils used in scientific research originated from 20 pairs captured in the basin of the amur river in eastern mongolia and were imported into japan in 1935. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 1.
Meriones species meriones unguiculatus common name mongolian jird synonyms gerbillus koslovi, meriones kurauchii, meriones kurauchii chihfengensis lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits maximum longevity 6. Effects of diethylcarbamazine and ivermectin treatment on. Mongolian gerbils meriones unguiculatus were housed in standard animal racks bio a. Effect of albendazole therapy on susceptible and resistant haemonchus contortus larvae in mongolian gerbils meriones unguiculatus and distribution of inflammatory cells in the stomach wall a. Our results provide incontrovertible evidence to support the contention that the spiny mouse is more closely related to the mongolian gerbil meriones unguiculatus than it is to mus musculus. Any one of the diminutive rodents composing related species of the genus meriones which are inhabitants of northern africa and southwestern asia. Iwasa, osamu kai department of animal science and resources, college of bioresource sciences, nihon university, fujisawa, japan abstract tyrosinase is encoded by the tyr c or albino locus and is the key enzyme in pigment biosynthesis. Mammal species of the world a taxonomic and geographic reference. The overall copulatory pattern of gerbils may be characterized as containing multiple intromissions, multiple ejaculations, no intravaginal thrusting, and no lock. At 3, 5, 7, and 14 days postinfection, 2 infected and 1 control gerbil were killed and their livers were used for molecular analysis. Meriones unguiculatus, a rodent of the subfamily gerbillinae. Original variations in serum gonadotropin and prolactin. We examined the effects of the absence of the pineal gland on testicular maintenance and regression in adult male mongolian gerbils.
Ginklasipika han iucn an species komo diri gud kababarakan. Aug 14, 2009 we studied the population ecology of mongolian gerbils meriones unguiculatus, a social rodent living in groups yearround in desert grasslands of china, mongolia, and russia, using capturerecapture methods to investigate seasonal patterns in demography. Therapeutic value of ginkgo biloba extract egb 761 in an. Media in category meriones unguiculatusthe following 90 files are in this category, out of 90 total. Three experiments were conducted to provide a quantitative description of copulation in mongolian gerbils meriones unguiculatus. The meriones unguiculatus natural epidemic focus is located in the southwest edge of the ordos plateau, and the boundary is the huanghe river, which divided the natural epidemic focus into two. Population ecology of wild mongolian gerbils meriones. Summary mongolian gerbils or jirds are rodent members of the class mammalia, order rodentia, and family muridae. By using the combination of reversetranscription pcr and rapid amplification of cdna ends methods, a cdna encoding mast cell tryptase was successfully cloned from the small intestine of mongolian gerbil, meriones unguiculatus, infected with nippostrongylus brasiliensis.
Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 296k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Meriones is a rodent genus that includes the gerbil most commonly kept as a pet, meriones unguiculatus. The cdna was 1219 bp long including 810 bp of an open reading frame. Disaccharidase activity in the small intestine of gerbils. Macrophages were collected at 40, 90, 140, and 200 days after inoculation of infective thirdstage larvae and assayed. Spreading of mongolian gerbil distribution throughout the mongolia including sandy. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Laboratoryreared gerbils meriones unguiculatus were found to be highly susceptible to oral infection with neospora caninum ncliv strain oocysts. Detection of toxocara canis larvae by pcr in the liver of. Meriones unguiculatus milneedwards, 1867 least concern meriones unguiculatus milneedwards, 1867 report on itis. At 3 months 654 g, both alleles in the middle region of vaca m1 and m2 were present. In onchocerca volvulus, onchocystatin has been shown to induce partial protection in the mouse diffusion chamber vaccination model. A semipurified caseinglucose diet was developed for use as a basis for further work on nutritional requirements of the mongolian gerbil.
Tyrosinase tyr gene mutation in albino mongolian gerbil. Meriones unguiculatus the average in the eastern region. Runaway gc evolution in gerbil genomes molecular biology. Vaccination with recombinant brugia malayi cystatin. Morphological comparison of fourteen species of the genus meriones illiger, 1811 rodentia. Biological issues and distribution of mongolian gerbil meriones. Meriones unguiculatus in mammal species of the world. Original variations of serum estradiol and progesterone. Determination of giardia lamblia cyst infective dose for. Mongolian gerbils meriones unguiculatus living in their natural habitat flee to their burrows and footthump in response to the appearance of humans, while conspecific individuals reared in openlaboratory cages approach and investigate humans attempting to handle them. The animal is used in science and kept as a small house pet. Mongolian gerbil meriones unguiculatus is well adapted species to extreme environments, where seasonal change in photoperiod is followed by changes in availability of other natural resources. A sterotaxic atlas of the mongolian gerbil brain meriones. Experimental encephalomyocarditis virus infection in mongolian gerbils meriones unguiculatus article pdf available in veterinary pathology 261.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. At 3 654 g and 18 3926 g months, alterations in the baba2 gene were noted. Neurons in the medial geniculate body mgb have the complex task of processing the auditory ascending information from the periphery and a more extensive descending input from the cortex. Meriones genus article about meriones genus by the free. Effect of lithium upon circadian rhythm of locomotor. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file. Intrinsic response properties of auditory thalamic neurons in the gerbil meriones unguiculatus. Mongolian gerbils meriones unguiculatus are a member of the rodent family muridae. Gerbils were livetrapped biweekly from late april to late october 2006 in inner mongolian. We sequenced and assembled transcriptomes from three gerbil species meriones unguiculatus, m.
Chromatin organization and remodeling of interstitial. The mongolian gerbil, meriones unguiculatus rodentia. Various laboratory animals mice mus musculus of six strains, rabbits oryctolagus cuniculus, guinea pigs cavia porcellus, rats rattus norvegicus, and mongolian gerbils meriones unguiculatus were experimentally infected with larvae of small strongyles cyathostominae, obtained from horse faeces and cultured to the infective larval stage l3. Ylike retinal ganglion cells innervate the dorsal raphe. Mongolian gerbils meriones unguiculatus companion animal. Cloning of the cdna encoding mast cell tryptase of mongolian. Mongolian gerbils meriones unguiculatus at xilinhot, inner mongolia, china. Histopathology of brugia pahangi and plasmodium berghei. Mongolian gerbils meriones unguiculatus, strain 243, were purchased from the charles river laboratories wilmington, ma.
The meriones unguiculatus natural epidemic focus is mainly distributed in the inner mongolian plateau, also known as the inner mongolian plateau meriones unguiculatus epidemic focus thomas et al. Graduate thesis or dissertation meriones unguiculatus, a. Semipurified diet for the mongolian gerbil meriones. Media in category meriones unguiculatus the following 90 files are in this category, out of 90 total. According to the patterns of allozyme variation, the percentage of polymorphic loci was found to be 12. In laboratory conditions, gerbil displays an unstable circadian activity profile. Body size is typically 1105mm, with a 95120mm tail, and body weight 60g, with adult males larger than females. Effects of diethylcarbamazine and ivermectin treatment on brugia malayi gene expression in infected gerbils meriones unguiculatus volume 5 mary j. The mongolian gerbil meriones unguiculatus milne edwards, 1867 belongs to the subfamily gerbillinae, and is mainly distributed across the arid steppes, semideserts and adjacent farmingpastoral areas of north china, mongolia, and the baikal lake region of russia. The use and care of animals was approved by the state.
An meriones unguiculatus in nahilalakip ha genus nga meriones, ngan familia nga muridae. In the present study we investigated the impact of vaccination with recombinant bmcpi1 and. University of southern california faculty research and publications. The harderian gland, its secretory duct and porphyrin. Iwasa, osamu kai department of animal science and resources, college of bioresource sciences, nihon university, fujisawa, japan abstract tyrosinase is encoded by the tyr c or albino locus. The use and care of animals was approved by the state of bavaria. One male animal of 6weeks of age was used for tissue extraction for this project. To understand the characteristic features of the mongolian gerbil, meriones unguiculatus, as an animal model of ascarid infections, the migration behaviour and pathogenesis of larvae were investigated in experimentally infected gerbils. Mean intromission frequencies failed to approach the exceptionally high values reported by previous. Cysteine protease inhibitors of brugia malayi have been ascribed to be involved in parasite development as well as to immunomodulate the hosts immune response. Mongolian gerbil meriones unguiculatus takao ukaji, masahiro a.
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