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Gerbils

Known as: Gerbil 
A small mammal belonging to the Gerbillinae subfamily, this omnivorous rodent grows to be 6-12 inches in length, with the tail making up… 
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Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyGerbil antigenMerionesRats, Sand

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CricetidaeGerbillinaeRodent

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Gerbillus

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Moonlight avoidance in gerbils reveals a sophisticated interplay among time allocation, vigilance and state-dependent foraging
Foraging animals have several tools for managing the risk of predation, and the foraging games between them and their predators… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Selective vulnerability in the gerbil hippocampus following transient ischemia
SummaryFollowing brief ischemia, the Mongolian gerbil is reported to develop unusual hippocampal cell injury (Brain Res 239:57–69… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
In vivo evidence that erythropoietin protects neurons from ischemic damage.
Erythropoietin (EPO) produced by the kidney and the liver (in fetuses) stimulates erythropoiesis. In the central nervous system… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Delayed neuronal death in the CA1 pyramidal cell layer of the gerbil hippocampus following transient ischemia is apoptosis
The CA1 pyramidal neurons in the hippocampus are selectively vulnerable to transient ischemic damage. In experimental animals… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Neuroprotection from ischemic brain injury by hypoxic preconditioning in the neonatal rat
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Switch in glutamate receptor subunit gene expression in CA1 subfield of hippocampus following global ischemia in rats.
Severe, transient global ischemia of the brain induces delayed damage to specific neuronal populations. Sustained Ca2+ influx… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Diffusion‐Weighted Imaging Studies of Cerebral Ischemia in Gerbils: Potential Relevance to Energy Failure
Background and Purpose: Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging has been shown to be particularly suited to the study of… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Induced Tolerance to Ischemia in Gerbil Hippocampal Neurons
Brief ischemia induced tolerance to subsequent ischemia in the hippocampal neurons. Male Mongolian gerbils were subjected to 2… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Systemic administration of MK-801 protects against ischemia-induced hippocampal neurodegeneration in the gerbil
The neuroprotective effects of MK-801, a noncompetitive antagonist of N- methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, were evaluated in… 
Review
1979
Review
1979
Gonadal hormones and sex differences in nonreproductive behaviors in rodents: Organizational and activational influences
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