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ARTERIOSCLEROSIS AND ARTERITIS IN TWO COLUBRID SNAKES
- Source :
- Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. 28:173-179
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2019.
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Abstract
- This case series describes arteriosclerosis and arteritis with secondary rupture and exsanguination in 2 colubrid snakes, a 3-year-old female Okeetee morph corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus guttatus) and a 14-year-old female Sinaloan milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae). The cases represent a description of arteritis with chronic degenerative arterial remodeling, leading to arterial fragility and eventual rupture, resulting in severe morbidity and acute death. These cases contribute to the understanding of cardiovascular disease in snakes, for which little has been documented.
- Subjects :
- 0303 health sciences
General Veterinary
biology
040301 veterinary sciences
business.industry
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
Physiology
Pantherophis guttatus
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
Arteriosclerosis
Lampropeltis triangulum
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
complex mixtures
030308 mycology & parasitology
0403 veterinary science
03 medical and health sciences
medicine
Severe morbidity
Arteritis
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15575063
- Volume :
- 28
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........cec6df287e9d9cf4b6fae0060b492420