Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Ensure Your Email System Accepts Online Voting Link

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Friday, April 16, 2010

April Issue of Comparative Medicine Now Online

The April issue of Comparative Medicine is now available online.

Knockdown of Bicaudal C in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Causes Cystic Kidneys: A Nonmammalian Model of Polycystic Kidney Disease
pp. 96-106(11)
Authors: Bouvrette, Denise J.; Sittaramane, Vinoth; Heidel, Jerry R.; Chandrasekhar, Anand; Bryda, Elizabeth C.

Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiac Morphology and Function in Xenopus
pp. 107-113(7)
Authors: Bartlett, Heather L.; Escalera, Robert B.; Patel, Sonali S.; Wedemeyer, Elesa W.; Volk, Kenneth A.; Lohr, Jamie L.; Reinking, Benjamin E.

Pathogenicity of Aeromonas hydrophila, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Proteus mirabilis to Brown Tree Frogs (Litoria ewingii)
pp. 114-117(4)
Authors: Schadich, Ermin; Cole, Anthony L.J.

The t(14,15) in Mouse Strain CBA/CaH-T(14;15)6Ca/J Causes a Break in the ADAMTS12 Gene
pp. 118-122(5)
Authors: Acar-Perk, Bengi; Bräutigam, Karen; Grunewald, Regina; Schmutzler, Andreas; Schem, Christian; Arnold, Norbert K.; Jonat, Walter; Weimer, Jörg

Experimental Infection of Mice with Hamster Parvovirus: Evidence for Interspecies Transmission of Mouse Parvovirus 3
pp. 123-129(7)
Authors: Christie, Rachel D.; Marcus, Emily C.; Wagner, April M.; Besselsen, David G.

Guinea Pig Adenovirus Infection Does Not Inhibit Cochlear Transfection with Human Adenoviral Vectors in a Model of Hearing Loss
pp. 130-135(6)
Authors: Hankenson, F Claire; Wathen, Asheley B.; Eaton, Kathryn A.; Miyazawa, Toru; Swiderski, Donald L.; Raphael, Yehoash

Expression Profiles of miRNA-122 and Its Target CAT1 in Minipigs (Sus scrofa) Fed a High-Cholesterol Diet
pp. 136-141(6)
Authors: Cirera, Susanna; Birck, Malene; Busk, Peter K.; Fredholm, Merete

Light Microscopic, Electron Microscopic, and Immunohistochemical Comparison of Bama Minipig (Sus scrofa domestica) and Human Skin
pp. 142-148(7)
Authors: Liu, Yu; Chen, Jun-Ying; Shang, Hai-Tao; Liu, Chang-e; Wang, Yong; Niu, Rong; Wu, Jun; Wei, Hong

Hypocitraturia in Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Assessing a Potential Risk Factor for Urate Nephrolithiasis
pp. 149-153(5)
Authors: Venn-Watson, Stephanie K.; Townsend, Forrest I.; Daniels, Risa L.; Sweeney, Jay C.; McBain, Jim W.; Klatsky, Leigh J.; Hicks, Christie L.; Staggs, Lydia A.; Rowles, Teri K.; Schwacke, Lori H.; Wells, Randall S.; Smith, Cynthia R.

Use of Biomarkers of Collagen Types I and III Fibrosis Metabolism to Detect Cardiovascular and Renal Disease in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
pp. 154-158(5)
Authors: Ely, John J.; Bishop, Micah A.; Lammey, Michael L.; Sleeper, Meg M.; Steiner, Jörg M.; Lee, D Rick