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- Title
Passerine dietary iron overload syndrome.
- Authors
Kincaid, Anne L.; Stoskopf, Michael K.
- Abstract
Iron storage disease attributable to dietary iron overload was identified in four genera and seven species of tanagers. Dietary analysis showed iron levels seven-to 12-fold above recommended values. The source of the iron was commercial mynah bird diet, a common component of passerine diets, which suggests an alternative interpretation of iron syndromes previously described as idiopathic heritable conditions. Pathologically, the syndrome was characterized by marked iron deposition in hepatocytes, Kupffer cells, and reticuloendothelial cells of the spleen and other tissues. Pathologic, demographic, and clinical data were compatible with a dietary source of iron overload.
- Publication
Zoo Biology, 1987, Vol 6, Issue 1, p79
- ISSN
0733-3188
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/zoo.1430060109