Clinical Anatomy of the European Hamster 
Table 23. Age dependent alterations of the skeleton In European hamsters 
Age 
Shoulder-joint 
Elbow-joint 
Hip-joint 
Knee-joint 
Vertebrae 
18 days 
Epiphysis wide 
Epiphysis wide 
Epiphysis wide 
Epiphysis wide 
Periphery not 
ossified 
2 months 
Epiphysis 
narrowed 
Epiphysis 
narrowed 
Epiphysis wide 
Epiphysis wide 
Periphery not 
ossified 
6 months 
Epiphysis 
narrowed 
Epiphysis 
narrowed 
Epiphysis 
narrowed 
Epiphysis 
narrowed 
initial ossification 
of periphery 
12 months 
Epiphysis 
narrowed 
Epiphysis 
closed 
Epiphysis 
closed 
Epiphysis 
narrowed 
Complete 
ossification 
20 months 
Epiphysis 
closed 
Epiphysis 
closed 
Epiphysis 
closed 
"Scar" 
Complete 
ossification 
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