Ninomiya H, Nakamura T
Jikken Dobutsu. 1987 Apr;36(2):191-4.
At necropy, 20 out of 35 Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) with prolonged infertility at 12-30 weeks of age were found to have spontaneous hyperplasia in both seminiferous and epididymal tubules. This high incidence of hyperplasia in young gerbils is indication of possible congenital lesions and suggests the possibility of using these animals as a useful model for the further study of male infertility.
在尸检时，35只12至30周龄长期不育的蒙古沙鼠（长爪沙鼠）中有20只被发现曲细精管和附睾管均有自发性增生。幼年沙鼠中这种高增生发生率表明可能存在先天性病变，并提示将这些动物用作进一步研究男性不育症有用模型的可能性。
