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A method for extirpation of the pineal gland in albino rats
V I Arav1, S M Slesarev, E V Slesareva
1Department of Morphology, Ulyanovsk State University, Russia. gistology@ulsu.ru
Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine
|February 26, 2009
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.

