Comparative and Veterinary Pharmacology

Table 5

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Organ weights g/100 g BW

Species

Genus species

Race/Breed

Number ofindividuals

Sex

BW (kg) Brain Heart Kidney Liver Lung

Alligator

Alligator mississipiensis

2

F

190

0.01

0.15

0.38

0.54

Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

2

M,F 110

0.01

0.12

1.02

1.00

Lizard

Lacerta viridis

15

M,F 0.05

0.24

0.12

0.12

5.00

Black snake

Coluber constrictor

3

M,F 0.43

0.07

0.22

0.6

0.60

0.80

Green snake

Zamenis viridis

6

M,F 0.022

0.95

8.77

2.19

Horned toad

Phrynosoma cornutum

5

M,F 0.025

0.52

0.44

Turtle

Testudo graeca

30

M,F 0.32

0.09

0.48

2.66

Cumberland turtle

Chrysemys elegans

21

M

0.84

0.32

0.32

5.53

1.07

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