Abstract
1. 1. Thirty serum components were quantitatively determined in Herpestes auropunctatus and Rattus norvegicus. 2. 2. Serum cholesterol was higher in wild mongooses than laboratory rats ( P < 0.01). 3. 3. The higher serum osmolality ( P < 0.01) in mongooses compared to rats was partially due to higher sodium ( P < 0.01) and urea nitrogen ( P < 0.01) concentrations. Serum nonprotein nitrogen components (creatinine, urea nitrogen, and uric acid) were more than 100% higher in mongooses than rats ( P < 0.01). These relatively high serum values may be due to the urine concentrating mechanism of the mongoose kidney. 4. 4. Serum total protein was greater in wild mongooses than laboratory rats ( P < 0·05), due to a higher gamma globulin concentration ( P < 0·01).
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