Pathophysiological and functional aspects of the megacolon-syndrome of homozygous spotted rabbits.

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The Megacolon-Syndrome is a hereditary disease of homozygous spotted rabbits (En En). Investigations have been performed on some special traits related to functional aspects of the gut in comparison to vital heterozygous spotted rabbits (En en). It was found that En En rabbits showed significantly reduced sodium absorption rates across the wall of the cecum. Consequently, the dry matter content of the ingesta was...

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