Intrinsic factors, adrenal gland morphology, and disease burden in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in South Africa

Authors: Nina Gillis-Germitsch, Pamela-Rose Vybiral, Daryl Codron, Marcus Clauss, Antoinette Kotze, Emily P. Mitchell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: adrenal gland, captive management, cheetah, disease, gastritis, stress

2017

Heart disease is common in humans and chimpanzees, but is caused by different pathological processes

Authors: Nissi Varki, Dan Anderson, James G. Herndon, Tho Pham, Christopher J. Gregg, Monica Cheriyan, James Murphy, Elizabeth Strobert, Jo Fritz, James G. Else, Ajit Varki

Publication/Journal: Evolutionary Applications

Keywords: atherosclerosis, evolution, great ape, heart attacks, heart disease, heart failure, hominids, myocardial fibrosis.

2009

Atherosclerosis with Multifocal Myocardial Infarction in a Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens Illiger)

Authors: A.D. Gruber, Martin Peters, Andreas Knieriem, Peter Wohlsein

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Keywords: aging/pathology, animals, arteriosclerosis/complications, arteriosclerosis/pathology, arteriosclerosis/veterinary, corneal opacity/complications, corneal opacity/veterinary, corneal ulcer/complications, corneal ulcer/veterinary, fatal outco, zoo animals

2002

Pathology and diseases of great apes at the National Zoological Park

Authors: Linda Munson, Richard J. Montali

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: arthritis, cardiac disease, gorilla, infertility, orangutan

1990

Nutritional considerations in the pathogenesis of hepatic veno-occlusive disease in captive cheetahs

Authors: Sylvie J. Gosselin, Kenneth D. R. Setchell, George W. Harrington, Mary-Beth B. Welsh, Harry Pylypiw, Raymond Kozeniauskas, Denis Dollard, Melinda J. Tarr, Betsy L. Dresser

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: diet, liver diseases, plant estrogens, vitamin a

1989