| Literature DB >> 8863053 |
L E Lillie1, N J Temple, L Z Florence.
Abstract
1. Arterial blood from 63 male (315-500 g) and 60 female (210-290 g) healthy Sprague-Dawley rats was analyzed for 16 hematological and 22 clinical chemistry parameters. 2. Nine of these parameters were associated with growth and developmental changes in males between 38-78 days and females 49 - 89 days of age. 3. Weight gain in both sexes followed patterns consistent with other studies using this strain, but interexperimental variation was as much as +/-22%. 4. Rectal temperatures of females averaged 37.28 degrees C, being statistically greater (P < 0.05) than the average male at 36.99 degrees C. 5. The data provide reference values for use in toxicological and other investigations.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8863053 DOI: 10.1177/096032719601500802
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hum Exp Toxicol ISSN: 0960-3271 Impact factor: 2.903