Vol. 83, No. 8 August 2021

Anatomy

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Mobility of the forearm skeleton in the Asiatic black (Ursus thibetanus), brown (U. arctos) and polar (U. maritimus) bears

Hayato AMAIKE, Motoki SASAKI, Nao TSUZUKI, Mitsunori KAYANO, Motoharu OISHI, Kazutaka YAMADA, Hideki ENDO, Tomoko ANEZAKI, Naoya MATSUMOTO, Rumiko NAKASHITA, Misako KUROE, Hajime TARU, Gen BANDO, Yuko IKETANI, Ryohei NAKAMURA, Nobutaka SATO, Daisuke FUKUI, Nobuo KITAMURA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1284–1289. Published online 2021 Jun 24. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0198

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Effect of lactoferrin on murine sperm apoptosis induced by intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide

Takahiro AYA, Yukiko TOMIOKA, Takashi TAKEUCHI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1173–1177. Published online 2021 Jun 11. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0269

Histological analysis of implanted embryos in large Japanese field mouse (Apodemus speciosus) and estimation of developmental stage

Hiroyuki IMAI, Kiyoshi KANO, Ken Takeshi KUSAKABE

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1178–1181. Published online 2021 Jun 21. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0197

Bacteriology

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Identification of genes required for the fitness of Rhodococcus equi during the infection of mice via signature-tagged transposon mutagenesis

Nuttapone SANGKANJANAVANICH, Tsutomu KAKUDA, Yasunori SUZUKI, Yukako SASAKI, Shinji TAKAI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1182–1190. Published online 2021 Jun 10. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0256

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Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria isolated from Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo hanedae) in Japan

Justice Opare ODOI, Michiyo SUGIYAMA, Yuko KITAMURA, Akiko SUDO, Tsutomu OMATSU, Tetsuo ASAI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1191–1195. Published online 2021 Jun 9. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0108

Clinical Pathology

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Radiotherapy-induced tumor lysis syndrome in a dog with thymoma

Yusuke WADA, Hiroki YAMAZAKI, Miyuu TANAKA, Ayumi KANEGUCHI, Toshiyuki TANAKA, Hideo AKIYOSHI, Shunsuke NOGUCHI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1290–1294. Published online 2021 Jun 21. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0656

Internal Medicine

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Optimal placement of the region of interest for bolus tracking on brain computed tomography angiography in Beagle dogs

Sieun PARK, Min JANG, Kija LEE, Hojung CHOI, Youngwon LEE, Inchul PARK, Sooyoung CHOI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1196–1201. Published online 2021 Jun 22. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0724

Changes in the coagulation parameters in dogs with protein-losing enteropathy between before and after treatment

Takuro NAGAHARA, Koichi OHNO, Itsuma NAGAO, Taisuke NAKAGAWA, Nozomu YOKOYAMA, Aki OHMI, Yuko GOTO-KOSHINO, James K. CHAMBERS, Kazuyuki UCHIDA, Hirotaka TOMIYASU, Hajime TSUJIMOTO

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1295–1302. Published online 2021 Jun 28. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0137

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Anaphylaxis after rabies vaccination for dogs in Japan

Megumi YOSHIDA, Keijiro MIZUKAMI, Masaharu HISASUE, Ichiro IMANISHI, Keigo KURATA, Masaki OCHIAI, Masato ITOH, Tadahiro NASUKAWA, Jumpei UCHIYAMA, Hajime TSUJIMOTO, Masahiro SAKAGUCHI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1202–1205. Published online 2021 Jun 9. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0090

Safety of alternate-day treatment with TS-1TM (tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil) in tumor-bearing dogs: a pilot study

Yuta NISHIYAMA, Yasuhiro FUKUYAMA, Takuya MARUO, Shinichiro YODA, Masataka IWANO, Shinpei KAWARAI, Hideki KAYANUMA, Kensuke ORITO

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1206–1211. Published online 2021 Jun 18. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0060

Laboratory Animal Science

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Characterization and expression of DNA sequences encoding the growth hormone gene in African Pygmy Mouse (Mus minutoides)

Sumito MATSUYA, Hiroyuki IMAI, Yasuo KISO, Ken Takeshi KUSAKABE, Kiyoshi KANO

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1244–1247. Published online 2021 Jun 14. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0231

Parasitology

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Toxoplasma gondii antibody prevalence and isolation in free-ranging cats in Okinawa, Japan

Hisako KYAN, Taketoshi TAKARA, Katsuya TAIRA, Takeshi OBI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1303–1305. Published online 2021 Jul 2. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0038

Pathology

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Pathology of female mice experimentally infected with an in vitro cultured strain of Trypanosoma equiperdum

Yusuke TANAKA, Keisuke SUGANUMA, Kenichi WATANABE, Yoshiyasu KOBAYASHI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1212–1218. Published online 2021 Jun 16. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0056

Pathological and immunohistochemical features of 45 cases of feline meningioma

Ryo SAITO, James K CHAMBERS, Takuya E. KISHIMOTO, Kazuyuki UCHIDA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1219–1224. Published online 2021 Jun 23. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0258

A survey of Prototheca bovis infection in dairy farms of the Hubei province, China

Jialin LI, Xiabing CHEN, Erguang JIN, Guiqiang WANG, Lijun WU, Zhiyong SHAO, Pingmin WAN, Changmin HU, Junhua LI, Jie CHEN, Mingxing DING

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1248–1255. Published online 2021 Jun 29. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0068

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A bronchopulmonary artery fistula in a horse

Yuto SANO, Hikaru KUWAJIMA, Hiroki KANAI, Chiemi BABA, Kohei AZAMI, Kazuya MATSUDA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1225–1228. Published online 2021 Jun 10. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0221

Pharmacology

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Borneol influences the pharmacokinetics of florfenicol through regulation of cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2), CYP2C11, CYP3A1, and multidrug resistance 1 (MDR1) mRNA expression levels in rats

Xuting LI, Sicong LI, Bin WANG, Min ZHANG, Dingsheng YUAN, Jinliang LI, Ge LIANG

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1338–1344. Published online 2021 Jun 28. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0641

Public Health

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Elisabet TANGKONDA, Meiko KUBO, Satoshi SEKIGUCHI, Taisuke SHINKI, Satomi SASAKI, Kentaro YAMADA, Takako TANIGUCHI, Torrung VETCHAPITAK, Naoaki MISAWA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1306–1314. Published online 2021 Jul 5. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0244

Surgery

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Topographic laparoscopy for buffaloes in the quadruped position

Luisa P. B. BORGES, Filipe L. S. DA COSTA, Kayan C. ROSSY, Gabriela M. A. DOS SANTOS, Carla R. G. SILVA, Rodrigo S. ALBUQUERQUE, Bárbara C. GUILHERME, Michel S. CUNHA, Renato A. OLIVEIRA, Luiz H. V. ARAÚJO, Heytor J. GURGEL, João P. M. BARROSO, Francisco D. O. MONTEIRO, Rinaldo B. VIANA, Pedro P. M. TEIXEIRA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1315–1320. Published online 2021 Jun 22. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0582

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Keratometry in normal cats: a cross-sectional study in Japan using an automated handheld keratometer

Minae KAWASAKI, Tomoya FURUJO, Kazuo AZUMA, Yoshiharu OKAMOTO, Norihiko ITO

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1256–1262. Published online 2021 Jun 24. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0104

Virology

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Displaying epitope B and epitope 7 of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus on virus like particles of porcine circovirus type 2 provides partial protection to pigs

Guopan LI, Lei LIU, Baojuan XU, Jixiong HU, Hongyan KUANG, Xi WANG, Liping WANG, Xiaoxia CUI, Houmin SUN, Jun RONG

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1263–1272. Published online 2021 Jul 7. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0543

Broad detection and quick differentiation of bovine viral diarrhea viruses 1 and 2 by a reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification test

Kanumporn MUNGTHONG, Soe Thiri KHAING, Takehiko OTSUBO, Chihiro HATANAKA, Shuji YONEYAMA, Shin HISAMATSU, Hironobu MURAKAMI, Kenji TSUKAMOTO

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1321–1329. Published online 2021 Jun 22. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0742

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Comparison of prevalence of Felis catus papillomavirus type 2 in squamous cell carcinomas in cats between Taiwan and Japan

Nanako YAMASHITA-KAWANISHI, Chia Yu CHANG, James K CHAMBERS, Kazuyuki UCHIDA, Katsuaki SUGIURA, Iwao KUKIMOTO, Hui Wen CHANG, Takeshi HAGA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1229–1233. Published online 2021 Jun 15. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0153

Molecular characterization of bovine foamy virus and its association with bovine leukemia virus infection in Vietnamese cattle

Dung Thi LE, Son Vu NGUYEN, Mari OKAMOTO, Nanako YAMASHITA-KAWANISHI, Tung Duy DAO, Vuong Nghia BUI, Haruko OGAWA, Kunitoshi IMAI, Takeshi HAGA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1273–1277. Published online 2021 Jun 28. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0190

Wildlife Science

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First report of ophidiomycosis in Asia caused by Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola in captive snakes in Japan

Yoshinori TAKAMI, Kyung-Ok NAM, Youki TAKAKI, Sho KADEKARU, Chizuka HEMMI, Tsuyoshi HOSOYA, Yumi UNE

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1234–1239. Published online 2021 Jun 25. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0177

Tuberculosis seroprevalence and comparison of hematology and biochemistry parameters between seropositive and seronegative captive Asian elephants of Nepal

Jeewan THAPA, Susan K. MIKOTA, Kamal Prasad GAIRHE, Sarad PAUDEL, Dinesh Kumar SINGH, Ishwari Prasad DHAKAL, Chie NAKAJIMA, Yasuhiko SUZUKI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1278–1283. Published online 2021 Jun 9. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0113

Imaging characteristics of the eyes of cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus): morphology and comparative biometric measurement

Jaemin HWANG, Seonmi KANG, Seonghoon SEOK, Sohail AHMED, Dong-Hyuk JEONG, Seongchan YEON

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1330–1337. Published online 2021 Jul 8. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0119

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Phylogenetic characterization of Isospora jaracimrmani oocysts from a veiled chameleon (family Chamaeleonidae; Chamaeleo calyptratus) reared at a zoo in Ishikawa, Japan

Fitrine EKAWASTI, Kazuya KITAGAWA, Hiroshi DOMAE, April Hari WARDHANA, Junki NAGASAWA, Tomoyuki SHIBAHARA, Masaharu TOKORO, Kazumi SASAI, Makoto MATSUBAYASHI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 83(8): 1240–1243. Published online 2021 Jun 17. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0152