title: A method for extirpation of the pineal gland in albino rats.
abstract: A method for extirpation of the pineal gland in albino rats and other rodents (e. g., ground squirrels) is proposed. Epiphysectomy is carried out by resection of a fragment of the bone with the underlying pineal gland. Using this method, many animals can be operated within a short period; the method is reliable and simple, which recommends it for chronobiological studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphology, Ulyanovsk State University, Russia. gistology@ulsu.ru
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Arav
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Slesarev
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Slesareva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000601:surgery; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000601:surgery; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery; D051381:Rats; D012589:Sciuridae; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000662:veterinary