Proliferative and inflammatory changes in the urinary bladder of female rats naturally infected with Trichosomoides crassicauda: report of 48 cases

The objective of this report was to describe the pathological changes in the urinary bladder of female rats naturally infected with Trichosomoides crassicauda. Forty eight 5 to 8 months of age female Wistar rats were studied. At necropsy uroliths were detected in seven animals (14.6%). Among the bla...

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Main Authors: Serakides R., Ribeiro A.F.C., Silva C.M., Santos R.L., Nunes V.A., Nascimento E.F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2001-01-01
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
Subjects:
Rat
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352001000200012