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Congenital diffuse hyperplastic goiter associated with perinatal mortality in 11 captive-bornbottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates)
| Title: | Congenital diffuse hyperplastic goiter associated with perinatal mortality in 11 captive-bornbottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates). |
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| Name(s): |
Garner, M. M. Shwetz, C. Ramer, J. C. Rasmussen, J. M. Petrini, K. Cowan, D. F. Raymond, J. T. Bossart, Gregory D. Levine, G. A. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 2002 | |
| Publisher: | American Association of Zoo Veterinarians | |
| Place of Publication: | Lawrence, KS | |
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| Extent: | 7 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007243 (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
Diffuse hyperplastic goiter was diagnosed by histopathology in 11 perinatal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that died at four separate zoos and aquaria. Thyroid morphology of these animals was compared with the histologically normal thyroids of two stranded wild bottlenose dolphin calves, a neonate and a 2-mo-old calf. Histologic changes included reduced follicular luminal diameter, markedly reduced or absent luminal colloid, hypertrophy of follicular epithelium, and follicular dysplasia. The etiology of the thyroid gland lesion was not identified. Cause of death was not determined for most of these animals, but they were presumed to have died from metabolic derangements associated with the thyroid lesion, drowning, or dystocia. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1504 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Garner, M. M., Shwetz, C., Ramer, J. C., Rasmussen, J. M., Petrini, K., Cowan, D. F., Raymond, J. T., Bossart, G. D., & Levine, G. A. (2002). Congenital diffuse hyperplastic goiter associated with perinatal mortality in 11 captive-born bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 33(4), 350-355. |
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| Subject(s): |
Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus Thyroid gland Goiter |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007243 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
