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Brain Mass and Encephalization Quotients in the Domestic Industrial Pig (Sus scrofa)
In the present study we examined the brain of fetal, newborn, and adult pigs raised for meat production. The fresh and formalin-fixed weights of the brain have been recorded and used, together with body weight, to calculate the Encephalization Quotient (EQ). The weight of the cerebellum has been use...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4924858/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27351807 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157378 |