title: Histological observation on the female prostate in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus).
abstract: In Mongolian gerbils, prostatic buds were found in female fetuses at the 23rd 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Azabu University School of Veterinary Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inomata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ninomiya
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Somiya
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011467:Prostate / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology