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TABLE 3 
Adrenal Size (in mg/ 100 g body wt) in Adult Female Mongooses 
by Reproductive Class 
CLASS 
YEAR 
NUMBER 
RANGE 
MEAN 
SE 
Active 
1st 
12 
41.7-87.3 
56.2 
± 3.66 
2nd 
13 
27.6-65.3 
43.4 
± 2.80 
3rd 
11 
34.2-68.6 
46.5 
± 3.20 
all 
36 
27.6-87.3 
48.6 
± 2.02 
Pregnant 
1st 
42 
26.2-79.0 
49.9 
± 1.96 
2nd 
15 
25.7-57.7 
46.6 
± 2.29 
3rd 
22 
37.9-71.6 
53.6 
± 2.23 
all 
79 
25.7-79.0 
50.3 
± 1.30 
Lactating 
1st 
25 
45.3-85.0 
60.1 
± 2.19 
2nd 
8 
36.6-73.0 
53.8 
±4.24 
3rd 
7 
49.9-62.7 
56.9 
± 1.68 
all 
40 
36.6-85.0 
58.3 
± 1.68 
Inactive 
1st 
73 
26.7-85.5 
49.8 
± 1.23 
2nd 
48 
24.6-97.5 
53.2 
± 2.58 
3rd 
78 
26.0-99.6 
48.4 
± 1.78 
all 
199 
24.6-99.6 
50.1 
± 1.04 
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