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18314092

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-16
pubmed:abstractText
Wild populations of Suncus murinus from Nagasaki were thought to be extinct, although specimens from Nagasaki are kept at the National Science Museum, Tokyo. Variation in the number of teeth, including both congenital and postnatal absence, was observed in 25 of 85 individuals. All 25 abnormal individuals were checked using a micro-CT unit to document the presence or absence of embedded teeth and any traits of postnatal absence. Four of these had congenitally absent teeth, whereas the rest showed signs of postnatal absence. There was no significant difference in the ratio of length of tooth group P(4)M(3) against palatal length between individuals with congenital absent teeth and normal ones. Because S. murinus in captivity shows a high rate of periodontal disease, we suggest that the high rate of postnatal absence of teeth in the wild population is due to oral diseases such as periodontal disease or other traumatic factors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0003-9969
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
617-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Numerical variation of teeth in the wild house musk shrew Suncus murinus captured from Nagasaki, Japan.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Animal Management and Resources, Graduate School of Bio-Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan. jogahara@suncus.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't