Validation of an Ultrasound-Guided Technique to Establish a Liver-to-Coelom Ratio and a Comparative Analysis of the Ratios Among Acclimated and Recently Wild-Caught Southern Stingrays, Dasyatis Americana

Authors: Krystan R. Grant, Terry W. Campbell, Tawni I. Silver, Francisco J. Olea-Popelka

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: elasmobranch, lipid, liver, stingray, ultrasound

2013

Effect of nesiritide (B-type natriuretic peptide) and dobutamine on ventricular arrhythmias in the treatment of patients with acutely decompensated congestive heart failure: The PRECEDENT study

Authors: A. J. Burger, D. P. Horton, T. LeJemtel, J. K. Ghali, G. Torre, G. Dennish, M. Koren, J. Dinerman, M. Silver, M. L. Cheng, U. Elkayam

Publication/Journal: American Heart Journal

Keywords: aged, ambulatory, brain, cardiotonic agents/pharmacology, cardiotonic agents/therapeutic use, dobutamine/pharmacology, dobutamine/therapeutic use, electrocardiography, female, heart failure/complications, heart failure/drug therapy, heart rate/drug effects, humans, male, middle aged, natriuretic agents/pharmacology, natriuretic agents/therapeutic use, natriuretic peptide, tachycardia, ventricular/complications, ventricular/drug therapy

2002

Phytochemical and mineral components of foods consumed by black howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra) at two sites in Belize

Authors: Scott C. Silver, Linde E. T. Ostro, Carey P. Yeager, Ellen S. Dierenfeld

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: alouatta, diet, howler monkeys, nutrition, primate

2000