Cerebral cortex and Hippocampus of the African Striped Ground Squirrel (Xerus erythropus) - Cytoar- chitectural Studies.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the special neuroanatomical features of the cerebral halves of the African striped ground squirrel (ASGS). The study was conducted by direct observation of ten (10) adult ASGS. They were anaesthetized with an intraperitoneal injection of ketamine Hcl (50mg/kg body weight), Histological sections were prepared after fixation and routine tissue processing