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- Title
Ultra-sonografia abdominal e pélvica em cães da raça golden retriever sadios, portadores e afetados pela distrofia muscular progressiva.
- Authors
Grando, Angélica Paula; Mariana, Arani Nanci Bonfim; Miglino, Maria Angélica; Sterman, Franklin Almeida; Zatz, Mayana; Kanayama, Luciane Maria; Feitosa, Matheus Levi Tjara; Martins, Daniele dos Santos; Morini, Adriana Caroprezo; dos Santos, Juliana Passos Alves; Fadel, Leandro; Alves, Flávio Ribeikro; Ambrósio, Carlos Eduardo
- Abstract
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is one type of human's muscular dystrophy characterized by a genetic disorder linked to the X chromosome. The Golden Retriever muscular dystrophic (GRMD) has been extensively studied and considered the best resembling model to the human disease. Therefore, for identifying internal organs abnormality in GRMD, abdominal and pelvic ultrasonography was performed in 24 golden retriever dogs, either healthy or muscular dystrophic in different levels of disease. The GRMD ultrasonographic exams diagnosed moderate to severe liver enlargement, including hepatic vessels and their branches and increase of echogenicity in gallbladder and urinary bladder. However was not-clearly recognized pathologic images from spleen and aortic vessels were accessed. Therefore, we believe, the ultrasonographic exam was an useful procedure to the assessment of abdominal organs in dogs affected by muscular dystrophy.
- Subjects
GENETIC disorders; DUCHENNE muscular dystrophy; MUSCULAR dystrophy in children; X chromosome; SEX chromosomes; BLADDER; MUSCULAR dystrophy; DYSTROPHY
- Publication
Ciência Rural, 2009, Vol 39, Issue 1, p123
- ISSN
0103-8478
- Publication type
Article