Vol. 82, No. 7 July 2020

Anatomy

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Ultrastructural study of the three-dimensional tenocyte network in newly hatched chick Achilles tendons using serial block face-scanning electron microscopy

Shu HADATE, Naoki TAKAHASHI, Kiyokazu KAMETANI, Tomohito IWASAKI, Yasuhiro HASEGA, Prasarn TANGKAWATTANA, Takeshi KAWASAKI, Hiromi UEDA, Marina HOSOTANI, Takafumi WATANABE

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 948–954. Published online 2020 May 15. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0120

Three-dimensional analysis of neural connectivity with cells in rat ileal mucosa by serial block-face scanning electron microscopy

Satoki NAKANISHI, Youhei MANTANI, Tomohiro HARUTA, Toshifumi YOKOYAMA, Nobuhiko HOSHI

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 990–999. Published online 2020 Jun 2. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0175

Bacteriology

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Activation of butyrate-producing bacteria as well as bifidobacteria in the cat intestinal microbiota by the administration of 1-kestose, the smallest component of fructo-oligosaccharide

Mikako SHINOHARA, Masaharu KIYOSUE, Takumi TOCHIO, Seiji KIMURA, Yasuhiro KOGA

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 866–874. Published online 2020 May 9. doi: 10.1292/jvms.19-0640

Clinical Pathology

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Acute monoblastic leukemia in a feline leukemia virus-negative cat

Michihito TAGAWA, Genya SHIMBO, Ken-Ichi WATANABE, Noriyuki HORIUCHI, Yoshiyasu KOBAYASHI, Masaki MAEZAWA, Kotaro MATSUMOTO, Kazuro MIYAHARA

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 1000–1005. Published online 2020 May 22. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0157

Internal Medicine

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Combination of procedure for ultra rapid extraction (PURE) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for rapid detection of Mycoplasma bovis in milk

Megumi ITOH, Yuki HIRANO, Kazuhiro YAMAKAWA, Ichiro YASUTOMI, Keiko KURAMOTO, Miyuki FURUOKA, Kazutaka YAMADA

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 875–880. Published online 2020 May 22. doi: 10.1292/jvms.19-0695

Changes in oxidative stress parameters in healthy and diseased Holstein cows during the transition period in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Yoshiyuki TSUCHIYA, Naoya KAWAHARA, Yo-Han KIM, Toshihiro ICHIJO, Shigeru SATO

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 955–961. Published online 2020 Jun 8. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0024

Sequential changes in hepatic mRNA abundance and serum concentration of serum amyloid A in cattle with acute inflammation caused by endotoxin

Marina OTSUKA, Yasunobu NISHI, Kenji TSUKANO, Masakazu TSUCHIYA, Jeffrey LAKRITZ, Kazuyuki SUZUKI

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 1006–1011. Published online 2020 Jun 2. doi: 10.1292/jvms.19-0629

An area ratio of thyroid gland to common carotid artery for evaluating the thyroid gland size

Noboru SASAKI, Noriyuki NAGATA, Keitaro MORISHITA, Tatsuyuki OSUGA, Kazuyoshi SASAOKA, Nozomu YOKOYAMA, Hiroshi OHTA, Mitsuyoshi TAKIGUCHI

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 1012–1016. Published online 2020 Jun 4. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0183

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Changes in plasma pH and blood and urinary macromineral concentrations in experimentally induced hypocalcemic cows with Na2EDTA

Younghye RO, Woojae CHOI, Junho PARK, Eunhui CHOE, Danil KIM

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 962–966. Published online 2020 May 25. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0048

Laboratory Animal Science

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Prevalence of murine astrovirus in laboratory animal facilities in Japan

Hanako MORITA, Masahiko YASUDA, Masafumi YAMAMOTO, Ritsuki UCHIDA, Mai TANAKA, Tomoko ISHIDA, Nobuhito HAYASHIMOTO

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 881–885. Published online 2020 May 18. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0180

Parasitology

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Molecular survey of tick-borne pathogens infecting backyard cattle and water buffaloes in Quezon province, Philippines

Eloiza May S. GALON, Rochelle Haidee D. YBAÑEZ, Paul Franck ADJOU MOUMOUNI, Maria Agnes TUMWEBAZE, Ralph Joselle A. FABON, Mary Ruth R. CALLANTA, Kim Joseph E. LABUTONG, Gloria B. SALAZAR, Mingming LIU, Jixu LI, Benedicto BYAMUKAMA, Yongchang LI, Shengwei JI, Seung-Hun LEE, Adrian P. YBAÑEZ, Florencia G. CLAVERIA, Xuenan XUAN

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 886–890. Published online 2020 May 15. doi: 10.1292/jvms.19-0636

Pharmacology

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Interleukin-19 enhances cytokine production induced by lipopolysaccharide and inhibits cytokine production induced by polyI:C in BALB/c mice

Yasu-Taka AZUMA, Kazuhiro NISHIYAMA

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 891–896. Published online 2020 May 7. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0137

Plasma small extracellular vesicles in hypertensive rats impair reactivity of isolated blood vessels

Yusei FUJIOKA, Kosuke OTANI, Muneyoshi OKADA, Hideyuki YAMAWAKI

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 897–902. Published online 2020 May 18. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0208

Physiology

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The profile of urinary lipid metabolites in cats

Yui KOBAYASHI, Tatsuro NAKAMURA, Koji KOBAYASHI, Takahisa MURATA

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 1017–1020. Published online 2020 Jun 5. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0238

Public Health

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Comparison of antimicrobial susceptibilities of bacterial isolates between cured and uncured cases of bovine mastitis

Kanako ISHIHARA, Chihiro SUNAGAWA, Takashi HANEISHI, Naoko MIYAGUCHI, Natsumi ENDO, Tomomi TANAKA

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 903–907. Published online 2020 May 7. doi: 10.1292/jvms.19-0692

Surgery

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Long-term outcome and progression of osteoarthritis in uncomplicated cases of cranial cruciate ligament rupture treated by tibial plateau leveling osteotomy in dogs

Masakazu SHIMADA, Nichika MIZOKAMI, Tom ICHINOHE, Nobuo KANNO, Shuji SUZUKI, Takuya YOGO, Yasuji HARADA, Yasushi HARA

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 908–916. Published online 2020 May 25. doi: 10.1292/jvms.19-0613

Sedative and physiological effects of alfaxalone intramuscular administration in cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis)

Sou WADA, Hironari KOYAMA, Kazuto YAMASHITA

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 1021–1029. Published online 2020 May 26. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0043

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Intramedullary spinal nephroblastoma in a mixed breed dog

Michihito TAGAWA, Genya SHIMBO, Mizuki TOMIHARI, Masashi YANAGAWA, Ken-ichi WATANABE, Noriyuki HORIUCHI, Yoshiyasu KOBAYASHI, Kazuro MIYAHARA

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 917–921. Published online 2020 May 18. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0068

Effects of pupil size on canine visual evoked potential with pattern stimulation

Seiya MAEHARA, Yoshiki ITOH, Wataru KURIMOTO, Yasunari KITAMURA, Yosuke ITO, Miri HAYASHI, Arisa MASUKO

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 922–925. Published online 2020 May 21. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0169

Two-portal video-assisted colopexy in the treatment of intussusception and prolapse of the descending colon in a lamb

Bernardo Nascimento ANTUNES, Henrique Jonatha TAVARES, Marta Lizandra LEAL, João Pedro Scussel FERANTI, Maurício Veloso BRUN

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 967–970. Published online 2020 Jun 2. doi: 10.1292/jvms.19-0409

Theriogenology

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Intrauterine infusion of povidone-iodine: Its effect on the endometrium and subsequent fertility in postpartum dairy cows

Rumika YOSHIDA, Go KITAHARA, Takeshi OSAWA

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 926–934. Published online 2020 May 20. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0165

Effect of high-concentrate corn grain diet-induced elevated ruminal lipopolysaccharide levels on dairy cow liver function

Tadatoshi OHTAKI, Kanae OGATA, Hiroshi KAJIKAWA, Toshiaki SUMIYOSHI, Sanae ASANO, Shigehisa TSUMAGARI, Tetsuya HORIKITA

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 971–977. Published online 2020 May 27. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0117

Toxicology

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Altered hepatic cytochrome P450 expression in cats after chronic exposure to decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209)

Kraisiri KHIDKHAN, Hazuki MIZUKAWA, Yoshinori IKENAKA, Shouta M. M. NAKAYAMA, Kei NOMIYAMA, Nozomu YOKOYAMA, Osamu ICHII, Mitsuyoshi TAKIGUCHI, Shinsuke TANABE, Mayumi ISHIZUKA

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 978–982. Published online 2020 May 21. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0140

Virology

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Studies on heterologous protection between Japanese type 1 and type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus isolates

Hiroshi ISEKI, Kenji KAWASHIMA, Michihiro TAKAGI, Tomoyuki SHIBAHARA, Masaji MASE

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 935–942. Published online 2020 May 22. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0122

Mosquito-borne viruses, insect-specific flaviviruses (family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus), Banna virus (family Reoviridae, genus Seadornavirus), Bogor virus (unassigned member of family Permutotetraviridae), and alphamesoniviruses 2 and 3 (family Mesoniviridae, genus Alphamesonivirus) isolated from Indonesian mosquitoes

SUPRIYONO, Ryusei KUWATA, Shun TORII, Hiroshi SHIMODA, Keita ISHIJIMA, Kenzo YONEMITSU, Shohei MINAMI, Yudai KURODA, Kango TATEMOTO, Ngo Thuy Bao TRAN, Ai TAKANO, Tsutomu OMATSU, Tetsuya MIZUTANI, Kentaro ITOKAWA, Haruhiko ISAWA, Kyoko SAWABE, Tomohiko TAKASAKI, Dewi Maria YULIANI, Dimas ABIYOGA, Upik Kesumawati HADI, Agus SETIYONO, Eiichi HONDO, Srihadi AGUNGPRIYONO, Ken MAEDA

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 1030–1041. Published online 2020 May 25. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0261

Detection and genotyping of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) in Vietnamese cattle

Dung Thi LE, Nanako YAMASHITA-KAWANISHI, Mari OKAMOTO, Son Vu NGUYEN, Nam Huu NGUYEN, Katsuaki SUGIURA, Tomoyuki MIURA, Takeshi HAGA

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 1042–1050. Published online 2020 Jun 1. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0094

Wildlife Science

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Anthropometric and blood data on a hand-reared captive Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) calf: A retrospective case report

Kazuya TAKEHANA, Ryohei KITANI, Kaoru HATATE, Rurika ONOMI, Norio YAMAGISHI

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 943–947. Published online 2020 May 21. doi: 10.1292/jvms.19-0666

Analysis of infant microbiota composition and the relationship with breast milk components in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at the zoo

Jun KAMBE, Yu SASAKI, Ryo INOUE, Shozo TOMONAGA, Teruo KINJO, Gen WATANABE, Wanzhu JIN, Kentaro NAGAOKA

J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul; 82(7): 983–989. Published online 2020 Apr 29. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0190