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Chorioallantoic placentation in Galea spixii (Rodentia, Caviomorpha, Caviidae) [PDF]
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2008 Background Placentas of guinea pig-related rodents are appropriate animal models for human placentation because of their striking similarities to those of humans.
Favaron Phelipe O +5 more
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The placental barrier of Kerodon rupestris (Rodentia: caviidae)
Bioscience Journal, 2016 The placenta of the rodents generally has a chorial-allantoic, discoid and hemochorial shape. Since they resemble the process of human placentation, such characteristics make this order an interesting experimental model for understanding placentation ...
Moacir Franco de Oliveira +6 more
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MANDIBULAR ALLOMETRY IN HYDROCHOERUS HYDROCHAERIS (LINNAEUS, 1766) (HYDROCHERINAE, CAVIIDAE)
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2017 The mammalian masticatory apparatus is a highly plastic region of the skull and thus subjected to singular ontogenetic trajectories. Here we present the first descriptive allometric pattern study of mandible among the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris),
PERE MIQUEL PARÉS-CASANOVA
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Origin of the lumbosacral plexus in Galea spixii (Wagler, 1831) (Rodentia, Caviidae)
Biotemas, 2014 The yellow-toothed cavy is a rodent belonging to the Caviidae family that inhabits the semiarid region of northeastern Brazil. We used 20 cavies that had died of natural causes, obtained from the Reproduction Center of Wild Animals (CEMAS) of the ...
Gleidson Benevides Oliveira +5 more
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Experimental infection parameters in Galea spixii (Rodentia: Caviidae) with Leishmania infantum chagasi [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2008 In order to better understand the epidemiological transmission network of leishmaniasis, an endemic disease in Northeast Brazil, we investigated the susceptibility of Spix yellow-toothed cavies (Galea spixii) to the Leishmania infantum chagasi parasite ...
Patrícia Batista Barra Medeiros Barbosa +3 more
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Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2005 The diet of mara (Dolichotis patagonum, Zimmeraman 1780) within the limits of Sierra de las Quijadas National Park (San Luis, Argentina) is described. Other studies regarding mara’s diet showed that mara, feeds on different species of grasses and shrubs.
MOIRA S. SOMBRA, ANTONIO M. MANGIONE
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2015 Cavia intermedia is a rodent species critically endangered and is found only on a 10 hectare island off the southern Brazilian coast. To identify the ectoparasites of C.
André Luis Regolin +4 more
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Cavia porcellus (Rodentia: Caviidae) as host for Ctenocephalides felis felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) in artificially infestation. [PDF]
Braz J Vet Med, 2023 The number of guinea pigs is increasing as pet and their domestication necessitates the study of their pathology and emerging diseases. This study aimed to evaluate guinea pigs' capacity to be infested by Ctenocephalides felis felis fleas, as it is a common parasite among pets that causes irritation, stress, and transmission of other pathogens ...
da Silva TXA +4 more
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Micro-CT Analysis of Rodent Temporal Bones: Identifying Optimal Species for Otological Research. [PDF]
Laryngoscope Investig OtolaryngolABSTRACT Objectives Rodents are used in most otological research studies and the choice of the most appropriate animal model may be crucial in studies of ear diseases and in the development of effective treatments. Here, we used micro‐CT to compare temporal bone anatomy between four rodent model animals (guinea pigs, gerbils, rats, and mice) and humans,
Daoudi H +8 more
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Serosurveillance of Leishmania infantum in Zoo-Kept Animals in Spain. [PDF]
Zoonoses Public HealthABSTRACT Introduction Leishmaniosis is a sand fly‐borne zoonosis mainly caused by Leishmania infantum in Europe. Exposure to this protozoan has been widely reported in many domestic and wild species. However, epidemiological surveys evaluating the circulation of L. infantum in zoo‐kept animals remain limited. This large‐scale study aims to evaluate the
Barbero-Moyano J +11 more
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