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Almeida,Valdir Morais de; Chaves,Hisadora Advincula da Silva; Silva Filho,Givaldo Bom da; Ribeiro,Danielle Pimentel; Braga,Thaiza Campelo; Mendonça,Fábio de Souza. |
ABSTRACT: This report aimed to describe a case of peripheral neuropathy in a copper-deficient goat, and highlights the clinical, and pathological features of the disease. The goat had low body score, hyporexia, alopecia, achromotrichia, left hindlimb protraction, paralysis with dragging of digit and difficulty to stand up and microcytic normochromic anemia. Copper concentration in serum was markedly lower (2.0µmol L-1) whereas the iron serum content was significantly increased (51.0µmol L-1). The main gross alteration was the reduction of the quadriceps vastus laterallis muscle volume. Histologically, there was atrophy of the quadriceps vastus laterallis muscle and presence of satellite cells, infiltration of lymphocytes, macrophages and replacement of the... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Mineral deficiency; Paralysis; Monoplegia; Muscular atrophy; Ruminants. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017001000552 |
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