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Dasyprocta

Known as: Agoutis 
Genus of the family Dasyproctidae.
National Institutes of Health

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2015
2015
Ultrastructure of spermatogenesis and spermatozoa in agoutis during sexual development.
The aim was to study the ultrastructure of testicular parenchyma and define the morphological ultrastructure of spermatozoa of… 
2011
2011
Reply to Braasch and Postlethwait: Evolutionary origin of the teleost A2 agouti genes (agouti signaling protein 2 and agouti-related protein 2) remains unclear
Tetrapods express one agouti gene [agouti signaling protein (asip)] in the skin regulating pigmentation and a second [agouti… 
2010
2010
Duration of spermatogenesis and spermatogenic efficiency in 2 large neotropical rodent species: the agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) and paca (Agouti paca).
The agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) and paca (Agouti paca) are among the largest extant rodent species. Although these species have… 
2009
2009
Polycystic Kidney Disease in Adult Brazilian Agoutis (Dasyprocta leporina)
During the last 21 years, 7 adult captive Brazilian agoutis (Dasyprocta leporina) from 4 different zoologic gardens were… 
1999
1999
HUSBANDRY AND PATHOLOGY OF RODENTS AND LAGOMORPHS IN SWISS ZOOS
The keeping of rodents and lagomorphs has a long tradition in Swiss zoos. Basel Zoo, for instance already had a squirrel house… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Polycystic hydatid disease in Brazil. Report of five new human cases and a short review of other published observations.
This paper describes five additional Brazilian human cases of polycystic hydatid disease due to Echinococcus vogeli, reviews the… 
1981
1981
Seed predation by mammals and forest dominance by Quercus oleoides, a tropical lowland oak
SummaryQuercus oleoides Cham. and Schlecht is an unusual tree in several respects: it is an oak found in neotropical lowland… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
The agouti (Dasyprocta sp) in biomedical research and captivity.
Agoutis (Dasyprocta sp) are hystricomorph rodents belonging to the family Dasyproctidae. Utilization of agoutis in a research… 
1976
1976
Seizure resistance in albino gerbils
Albino gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) and their agouti litter mates were tested once per week for 10-16 weeks for spontaneous… 
1975
1975
Species differences in mechanosensory projections from the mouth to the ventrobasal thalamus
To determine whether the largely ipsilateral, inverted representation of mouth parts in the ventrobasal thalamus of sheep was… 
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