21. Exotic Rodent Models Flashcards
Naked mole-rat
Heterocephalus glaber
Naked mole-rat family
Bathyergidae
Which female naked mole rats mate?
Only the dominant female mates
Considerations when treating NMRs
Take a long time to recover from anesthesia, and reintroduction to colony may provoke a xenophobic response
NMR research use
Eusocial behavior
Dormice
Graphiurus sp
Which dormouse sp is used most often for monkeypox research?
Graphiurus kelleni
Family of Dormice
Gliridae
Kangaroo rat
Dipodomys merriami
Dipodomys spectabilis
Research use of kangaroo rats
Renal physiology and water conservation
Family of cotton rat
Cricetidae
2 research uses of cotton rats
Paramyxovirus infections (measles, parainfluenza, RSV) Adnoviral infections and vector usage
Pocket gopher
Geomys
What does the “pocket” in “pocket gopher refer to?
External, fur-lined cheek pouches
Estrus cycle length of pocket gophers
7-9 days
Research uses of pocket gophers
hearing and sound localization research
White-tailed rat, white-tailed mouse, South African hamster
Mystromys albicaudatus
Hallmark of female mystromys
Rudimentary prostate
Research uses of mystromys
DM Poliomyelitis Dental caries Mycobacterium Histoplasma Radiation
Fat-tailed jird
Pachyuromys duprasi
Fat-tailed jird family, subfamily
Family: Muridae, Subfamily: Gerbilinae