Histological observation on the female prostate in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus).
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.
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Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Azabu University School of Veterinary Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Somiya
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Saito
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Mochizuki
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011467:Prostate / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology