A new perspective on the pathogenesis of chronic renal disease in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus).

The sustainability of captive cheetah populations is limited by high mortality due to chronic renal disease. This necropsy study, conducted on 243 captive cheetahs from one institution, investigated the relationships between focal palatine erosions, gastritis, enterocolitis, glomerulosclerosis, chro...

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Main Authors: Emily P Mitchell, Leon Prozesky, John Lawrence
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5841817?pdf=render