Making of Skeleton Specimens and Morphological Observation in Naked Mole Rat

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-5817.2013.06.017

Abstract

Abstract: Objective The traditional technique for making skeleton specimen was applied to study the morphology of the skeleton of the naked mole rat. Methods Skeleton specimens of the naked mole rat were made and compared with inbred mice strains C57 BL/6J. Then the three-dimensional structure of the femur was observed in the naked mole rat. Results Skeletons of naked mole rats were made without damaged. The traits of skull, spine, ribs, sternum and limbs of the naked mole rat, which are adapt to their fossorial habits, are discovered. Conclusion Skeletons of the naked mole rat have typical characteristics of adaptation to their fossorial habits.

Key words: Heterocephalus glaber, Skeleton specimens, Making, Morphological Observation

ZHAO Shan-min, XIAO Bang, YU Chen-Lin, LIN Li-fang, CAI Li-ping, ZHANG Lu, YUAN Zi-yan, SUN Zhi-yuan, SUN Wei, TANG Qiu, CUI Shu-fang. Making of Skeleton Specimens and Morphological Observation in Naked Mole Rat[J]. Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine, 2013, 33(6): 493-498.

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