Rabbit Gastroenterology [0.03%]
兔胃肠病学
Isabelle Desprez,Lucile Chassang
Isabelle Desprez
Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are a common cause of emergency presentation in rabbits. Gastrointestinal stasis is a syndrome that is frequently caused by various primary conditions (including but not limited to affections of the GI tract ...
Diagnostic Imaging for Assessment of the Endocrine System in Exotic Animals [0.03%]
用于 exotic 动物内分泌系统评估的诊断影像学
Greta Doden,Alexandre B Le Roux,João Brandão
Greta Doden
Diagnostic imaging can provide essential evidence supporting the diagnosis of endocrine diseases in exotic companion animals. The specific modality chosen depends on species, specific disease process/organ affected, equipment availability, ...
Zdenek Knotek
Zdenek Knotek
Research in reproductive management of reptiles has focused on developing and investigating feasible methods that can be used in clinical practice and laboratory settings, including sexing in monomorphic species and methods of artificial in...
Anthony J Cerreta,Michael S McEntire
Anthony J Cerreta
Across all vertebrates, the anatomy of the hypothalamus and mechanisms underlying its development are highly conserved, whereas the pituitary is highly specialized structurally with considerable differences amongst classes. In birds and rep...
Thyroid Disease of Fishes [0.03%]
鱼类的甲状腺疾病
Peter M DiGeronimo,E Scott P Weber rd
Peter M DiGeronimo
The paraphyletic group referred to as fishes represents several extant and extinct classes that demonstrate the greatest diversity and abundance of any of the vertebrates on the Earth. Anatomically and physiologically, the systems of fish a...
Michelle C Borsdorf,Olivia A Petritz
Michelle C Borsdorf
Reproductive diseases are common medical problems of birds including dystocia, oviductal and ovarian disease, testicular tumors, as well as hormonally linked behavioral disorders such as feather destruction, self-trauma, aggression, or mast...
Vladimir Jekl
Vladimir Jekl
Adrenal gland disease has been described as a rare disease in pet rabbits and rodents. Hyperadrenocorticism with excessive secretion of corticosteroids is most commonly observed in guinea pigs and hamsters, with dermatologic signs similar t...
Miranda J Sadar,Molly Gleeson
Miranda J Sadar
Cystic ovarian disease is the most common reproductive tract disorder in female guinea pigs, and concurrent uterine pathology may also be present. Nonspecific clinical signs include decreased appetite, lethargy, hunched posture, weight gain...
Peter A Sojka
Peter A Sojka
Birds (class Aves) have 1.5 to 2 times higher blood glucose concentrations than mammals of comparable sizes. The reasons for this have been studied and are believed to be multifactorial. There is low expression of insulin receptors, decreas...
Brian K Petroff,Ronan Eustace,Kimberly A Thompson et al.
Brian K Petroff et al.
Endocrine diagnostics currently depend on the ability to measure low and high concentrations of diagnostic hormones using immunoassays. This often is challenging in species other than humans, dogs, cats, and horses due to lack of validated ...