Hypokalaemic episodic polymyopathy in cats fed a vegetarian diet     

A. LEON  SAF BAIN  WR LEVICK 《Australian veterinary journal》1992,69(10):249-254

A previously undocumented hypokalaemic condition with a cyclical nature, comprising acute bouts of polymyopathy followed by spontaneous recoveries, is described in the cat. Cats being fed a high protein vegetarian diet developed recurrent episodes of polymyopathy, characterised by ventroflexion of the head and neck, stiff forelimb gait, lateral head-resting and generalised muscle weakness. Plasma potassium concentrations (mean +/- standard deviation) were reduced from 3.28 +/- 0.33 mmol/l at the beginning of the experiment to 2.45 +/- 0.24 mmol/l during bouts of myopathy. This hypokalaemia was associated with increased creatine kinase activities indicative of muscle damage, and decreased urinary potassium concentrations, and was caused by insufficient dietary potassium. Cats that received the same diet supplemented with potassium did not develop hypokalaemic polymyopathy. Spontaneous recoveries of affected cats were not associated consistently with increases in plasma potassium concentrations. Plasma taurine concentrations decreased and glutamic acid increased markedly in all cats fed the experimental diet. There was no evidence of thiamin deficiency associated with the high glutamic acid intake. Veterinarians should be aware that hypokalaemic cats, and in particular those on potassium-deficient diets, may show cyclical disease with episodes of polymyopathy recurring after periods of spontaneous clinical recovery. This condition in cats may be a useful animal model for familial hypokalaemic periodic paralysis in humans.  相似文献   

What is your diagnosis? Pectus excavatum     

Sharpley JL  O'Dell-Anderson K  Graves TK 《Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association》2007,231(7):1031-1032

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Utilization of radioactive carbon from glucose in biosynthesis of deoxyribo- nucleic acid, ribonucleic acid, polyglucose, and protein in vaccinia virus-infected HeLa cells     

I L Graves 《American journal of veterinary research》1969,30(4):647-653

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A reverse transcriptase assay for detection of the bovine leukemia virus.     

D C Graves  C A Diglio  J F Ferrer 《American journal of veterinary research》1977,38(11):1739-1744

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Natural bovine lentivirus type 1 infection in Holstein dairy cattle. II. Lymphoid tissue lesions     

Snider TG  Coats KS  Storts RW  Graves KF  Cooper CR  Hoyt PG  Luther DG  Jenny BF 《Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases》2003,26(1):1-15

Bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV) in Holstein cows was associated with morphologic evidence of lymphoid organ deficiency. Cows were subjected to normal management practices including parturition and lactation without adverse environmental stresses. During the clinical disease process there was marked weight loss and wasting with frequent and severe concurrent infections. Lymphoid follicular hyperplasia and dysplasia in lymph nodes, and hypertrophy and hyperplasia in hemal lymph nodes were characteristics of the lymphoid tissues. Atrophy of lymphoid cell compartments with depletion of lymphocytes and a lymphocytic lymphoid folliculitis were components of the lymphoid system pathology. The nodal tissue lesions resembled those observed in feline, simian, and human lentiviral disease. A functional correlation with immune system deficiency was the development of multiple bacterial infections which failed to resolve after appropriate therapy. The BIV-associated disease syndrome in dairy cows may be useful as a model system for investigation of the pathogenesis of the lymphoid organ changes that occur in humans and animals with lentiviral infection.  相似文献   

Identification of functional corridors with movement characteristics of brown bears on the Kenai Peninsula,Alaska   总被引：2，自引：1，他引：2  

Tabitha A. Graves  Sean Farley  Michael I. Goldstein  Christopher Servheen 《Landscape Ecology》2007,22(5):765-772

We identified primary habitat and functional corridors across a landscape using Global Positioning System (GPS) collar locations of brown bears (Ursus arctos). After deriving density, speed, and angular deviation of movement, we classified landscape function for a group of animals with a cluster analysis. We described areas with high amounts of sinuous movement as primary habitat patches and areas with high amounts of very directional, fast movement as highly functional bear corridors. The time between bear locations and scale of analysis influenced the number and size of corridors identified. Bear locations should be collected at intervals ≤6 h to correctly identify travel corridors. Our corridor identification technique will help managers move beyond the theoretical discussion of corridors and linkage zones to active management of landscape features that will preserve connectivity.  相似文献   

Influence of hydroponic culture method on morphology and hydraulic conductivity of roots of honey locust     

Graves WR 《Tree physiology》1992,11(2):205-211

The morphology and hydraulic conductivity of root systems of Gleditsia triacanthos L. var. inermis Willd. (honey locust) grown hydroponically in sand and solution cultures were compared. Total root system length was similar in the two cultures. However, root systems grown in solution had longer primary roots, fewer lateral roots and root hairs, and a greater distance between the tip of the primary root and the junction of the youngest secondary root and the primary root than root systems grown in sand. Hydraulic conductivities of root systems grown hydroponically for 21 or 35 days in sand or solution culture were similar. These findings show that different methods of hydroponic culture can affect root morphology without altering root resistance to water transport.  相似文献   

Negative findings from serological studies of equine morbillivirus in the Queensland horse population   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

MP WARD  PF BLACK  AJ CHILDS  FC BALDOCK  WR WEBSTER  BJ RODWELL  SL BROUWER 《Australian veterinary journal》1996,74(3):241-243

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Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for detecting antibody to Rickettsia australis in sera of various animal species     

Z H Huang  S Graves  L Stewart  J Banks  B Dwyer 《Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases》1990,13(3):119-125

New endemic areas of spotted fever-like rickettsial disease have been found in south-eastern Australia (Gippsland, Victoria and Flinders Island, Tasmania). The rickettsia responsible is currently unknown although it may be Rickettsia australis. To investigate serological evidence of rickettsial exposure in various wild animal species, a competitive ELISA was developed which detected antibodies to R. australis. It was based on inhibition of an indirect ELISA detecting antibody to R. australis in guinea pig sera. Pre- and post-infection sera from 2 dogs, 2 rabbits, 5 mice and 6 rats, experimentally infected with R. australis, were tested by competitive ELISA. The results showed that all pre-infection sera were negative and all post-infection sera positive for antibody to R. australis. To test the utility of the competitive ELISA for detecting natural rickettsial infection in non-laboratory animals, 51 dog sera, negative for rickettsial antibody by immunofluorescence (IF) and 20 IF positive dog sera (collected from various locations on the east coast of Australia) were tested. Compared to the IF test the competitive ELISA was 90% sensitive and 96% specific. This new test has potential for detecting antibody to R. australis in the sera of different wild animal species.  相似文献   

Applicability of Optimised In-vessel Food Waste Composting for Windrow Systems   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Deniz Cekmecelioglu  Ali Demirci  Robert E. Graves  Nadine H. Davitt 《Biosystems Engineering》2005,91(4):3124

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