2022
Value Ranges and Clinical Comparisons of Serum DHEA-S, IL-6, and TNF-α in Western Lowland Gorillas
Edes AN, Zimmerman D, Jourdan B, Brown JL, Edwards KL. Value Ranges and Clinical Comparisons of Serum DHEA-S, IL-6, and TNF-α in Western Lowland Gorillas. Animals 2022, 12: 2705. PMID: 36230446, PMCID: PMC9559573, DOI: 10.3390/ani12192705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterleukin-6Assessment of healthSerum DHEAClinical symptomsTumor necrosisAdditional biomarkersClinical comparisonImmune responseHealth statusClinical variationDHEATNFBiomarkersSpecies-typical levelsReference intervalsClinical samplesAvailable kitsWestern lowland gorillasSignificant differencesNon-clinical sampleAgeLowland gorillasHealthLack of informationHuman care
2018
SERUM BIOCHEMISTRY VALUES AND SELECT SEROLOGIC SCREENING OF BROWN HYENAS (PARAHYAENA BRUNNEA) FROM THE NAMIB DESERT, NAMIBIA
Wiesel I, Zimmerman DM, Suedmeyer K. SERUM BIOCHEMISTRY VALUES AND SELECT SEROLOGIC SCREENING OF BROWN HYENAS (PARAHYAENA BRUNNEA) FROM THE NAMIB DESERT, NAMIBIA. Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2018, 49: 931-942. PMID: 30592906, DOI: 10.1638/2017-0121.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrown hyenasCanine adenovirus-2Years of samplingCanine adenovirus-1Domestic dogsCaptive populationsHyena speciesPrevalence of antibodiesProportion of seraAdenovirus 2Namib DesertBiochemical analysisSerologic screeningEpizootic outbreaksCreatinine kinaseAdenovirus 1Immune systemBiochemical reference intervalsHyenasBiochemical parametersEffects of sexSpeciesDistemper virusMost pathogensReference intervals