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Activated Murine Thymic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells alter Thymopoiesis 

Schmidt, Alexis (2010-08-04)
Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection is characterized by rapid disease progression and profound thymus insufficiency; however the pathogenesis of thymus dysfunction during HIV infection is complex and ...

Assessment of methods to minimize transmission of bovine herpesvirus associated with embryos 

Marley, Mylissa (2007-12-15)
Bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) and bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) cause both acute and persistent or latent infections in cattle. With the exception of a few countries and territories from which these agents have been ...

Atrazine-Induced Changes in Rodent Hepatic Enzymes and Adrenal Morphology 

Zimmerman, Arthur (2013-04-19)
Atrazine (ATR) is one of the most commonly used herbicides worldwide. It is a broad- spectrum herbicide used to control both pre- and post-emergence broadleaf and grassy weeds. ATR’s effects on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal ...

Beta-Defensin Expression in the Canine Nasal Cavity 

Aono, Michelle (2013-04-19)
Defensins are a family of endogenous antibiotics that are important in mucosal innate immunity, but little is currently known about defensin expression in the nasal cavity. Herein expression of canine β-defensin (cBD)1, ...

Biological characterization of Tritrichomonas foetus of bovine and feline origin 

Stockdale, Heather (2008-05-15)
Tritrichomonas foetus is a causative agent of venereal trichomoniasis in cattle characterized by early fetal death and post-coital pyometra. Reports have suggested that T. foetus (or a similar organism) is also the causative ...

Characterization of Adiponectin in the Canine 

Brunson, Brandon (2007-08-15)
Obesity is the most common nutritional disorder observed in small animal medicine. Obesity in dogs can result in numerous complications, including traumatic and degenerative orthopedic diseases, cardiopulmonary compromise, ...

Clinical, Biochemical, and Molecular Aspects of Glanzmann Thrombasthenia in Horses 

Christopherson, Peter (2008-12-15)
Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) is an autosomal recessive bleeding disorder that is caused by a quantitative or qualitative deficiency in platelet membrane glycoprotein complex IIb-IIIa (integrin aIIbß3), also known as the ...

Cranial cruciate ligament rupture in the dog: Gait analysis with an electronic walkway system and investigation in the role of steroid hormones on collagen homeostasis 

Light, Victoria (2011-05-09)
Canine CCL rupture is one of the leading orthopedic problem in the United States and other parts of the world. It has been suggested that gonadectomy of the male is a risk factor for trauma to the CCL, implying that sex ...

Cutaneous Wound Healing in the Cat: A Macroscopic and Histologic Description and Comparison with Cutaneous Wound Healing in the Dog 

Bohling, Mark (2007-05-15)
Wound healing has been studied in a variety of animal and human models, and until fairly recently, the prevailing viewpoint has been that the basic processes of wound healing are the same between species. Our combined ...

Depth-Corrected Versus Non Depth-Corrected GFR Determination by Quantitative Renal Scintigraphy in the Dog 

Almond, Gregory (2009-04-17)
Using established methodology, 99mTc-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (99mTc-DTPA) quantitative renal scintigraphy was performed on 22 healthy sedated dogs to measure glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Using each dog ...

Development and Evaluation of a High-Speed, Continuous-Flow, Automated Plasmapheresis Procedure for the Collection of Equine Plasma According to Current Good Manufacturing Practices 

Ziska, Sara (2009-12-17)
The purpose of this investigation was to develop and evaluate a high-speed, continuous-flow, automated plasmapheresis procedure for the collection of equine plasma according to current good manufacturing practices. Once ...

Development and Study of Phage-Based Microarray and Dot-Blot 

Vaglenov, Kiril (2007-08-15)
The sequencing of cell genomes along with the development of DNA microarrays established a foundation for the discovery of new genes and enabled the exploration of the whole transcriptome in a single assay [1]. However, ...

Development of a Recombinant Noncytopathic Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Stably Expressing Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein 

Fan, Zhenchuan (2005-08-15)
Noncytopathic (NCP) type-I bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) strain SD1 was originally isolated from a persistently infected heifer with fatal mucosal disease (MD) and represents the only reported nucleotide sequence of ...

Disposition of levetiracetam in healthy adult horses 

Cesar, Fernanda (2014-07-11)
Nine horses received 20 mg/kg of intravenous LEV (LEVIV), 30 mg/kg of intragastric, immediate release LEV (LEVIR) and extended release (LEVER), in a 3-way randomized crossover design. Serum samples were collected over 48 ...

The effect of collimation on image quality and radiation safety in digital radiography of small animals 

Koernig, Koernig (2013-07-11)
Collimating the primary x-ray beam to the specific area of anatomic interest has traditionally been strongly recommended to produce high quality radiographic images, even though some small animal patients can fit their ...

Effect of Kisspeptin on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis of the Mare 

Wilborn, Robyn (2008-12-15)
Kisspeptin, a neuropeptide product of the KiSS-1 gene, has recently been shown to control the timing and release of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) from the hypothalamus in laboratory animals and move anestrus ewes ...

Effect of Two Bandage Protocols on Equine Fetlock Kinematics 

Sanders, Jennifer (2009-04-16)
The purpose of this study was to assess the kinematic effects of the Sports Medicine Boot II® and the Twenty X™ Polo Wrap in the forelimbs of horses while trotting. This study provides valuable kinematic data for use in ...

Effective Detection of Epidemiologically Significant Persistent Infections of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus 

Abrams, Misty (2006-08-15)
Prior research has shown that virus cannot be isolated from the serum of some cattle which are persistently infected (PI) with bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV). However, the ability of these atypical PI animals to infect ...

Elucidation of Genomic Structure, Biological Properties, and Functional Status of Canine MDA-7 and Its Receptors 

Sandey, Maninder (2012-05-08)
Human melanoma differentiation associated gene-7/interleukin-24 (mda-7/IL-24) is a tumor suppressor gene with interleukin properties. Ectopic expression of MDA-7 protein causes growth suppression and induces apoptosis in ...

Elucidation of the Cellular and Molecular Events Associated with Bovine Uterine Development and Disruptive effects of Tamoxifen 

Davolt, Meghan L. P. (2015-12-10)
Development of the bovine uterus begins prenatally and is completed postnatally with the formation of endometrial glands. Adenogenesis, uterine gland formation, is steroid hormone-sensitive and is required for proper ...