Skull growth in the albino rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
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| Authors: | W. J. Moore |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Anatomy, University of Birmingham |
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| Abstract: | A longitudinal study of growth in the rat skull, based on serial radiographs, has shown that by the age of one month after birth, the braincase attains some 93% of its adult (fifth-month) size whilst the facial skeleton and mandible attain but 75% of their adult size. By the third month, growth in the braincase has virtually ceased, whereas significant facial growth continues until the age of five months. |
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