title: Species specific differences in the ratio of short to long loop nephrons in the kidneys of laboratory rodents.
abstract: The ratio of short to long loop nephrons (SLNs and LLNs, respectively) in laboratory rodents (mice, rats, hamsters, gerbils, and guinea pigs) was investigated using the air cast method. In mice and rats, the percentage of SLNs was significantly higher than that of LLNs, while in hamsters and gerbils, the reverse was true (% of LLNs >% of SLNs). In guinea pigs, no significant difference in the percentages of LLNs and SLNs was noted.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ichii
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yabuki
authors.forename: Toshimichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ojima
authors.forename: Mitsuharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Shusaku
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D006224:Cricetinae; D005849:Gerbillinae; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007679:Kidney Medulla / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D008138:Loop of Henle / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D012737:Sex Factors; D013045:Species Specificity