ESTIMATION OF THE SURFACE AREA OF THE WHITE RAT

Abstract

Surface area of 62 rats, 25-461 gm. in weight, was determined. The average Meeh constant was 11.36. The average deviation of the individual values of k in the Meeh formula from the average value of k was 3.61%. Approximately 3/4 of the individual values of k were within 5% of the average, while only 8% of the individual values of k were greater than 10% from the average. The male and female rats gave practically identical values of k in the Meeh formula. Attempts to increase the accuracy of the Meeh formula for estimating the body surface of rats by introducing some function of a body length measurement were not successful.