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PubMed2002

Suppression of bloodfeeding by Ochlerotatus dorsalis and Ochlerotatus melanimon on cattle treated with python ear tags.

Adult mosquitoes were collected by drop traps to compare bloodfeeding rates between cattle treated with 2 Python ear tags (10% zeta-cypermethrin and 20% piperonyl butoxide) per animal and animals that were untreated. Mosquitoes were collected both 2 and 4 wk after application of the ear tags. Bloodfeeding by Ochlerotatus dorsalis was reduced by 79 and 77%, respectively, and bloodfeeding by Ochlerotatus melanimon was reduced by 84 and 81%, respectively, at 2 and 4 wk. Based on chi-square analysis, differences in bloodfeeding rates due to treatment were significant. The effect of the treatment appeared to be repellency, because no mosquito mortality was observed at the time of collection and no mortality was observed among bloodfed mosquitoes that were collected and held for 24 h.

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PubMed1992

[Studies on chemical constituents of the gall of Python molurus bivittatus Schlegel].

Two constituents were isolated from the gall of Python molurus bivittus Schlegel, one is sodium taurodeoxycholate (I). The other is a new compound--sodium tauropythocholate (II). Its structure was elucidated as 3 alpha, 12 alpha, 16 alpha-trihydroxy-5-cholan-24-oic acid N-[2-sulfoethyl] amide by IR, 1HNMR, 13CNMR, MS 13C-1H COSY, and chemical reaction.

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PubMed1979

The ultrastructure of the capsule of the neuromuscular spindles from Python reticulatus (Schneid.).

The capsule of the neuromuscular spindles in the lower costocutaneous muscles from Python reticulatus (Schneid.) has been studied at the electron microscope. As in other vertebrate species, the capsule is divisible into 2 components, i.e. an inner and an outer capsule, which display a very similar structure. Moreover, it has been possible to bring to light the continuity of the outer capsule with the cells and fibres of the perineural sheath enveloping the sensory and motory fibres. The capsule cells exhibit a number of pinocytotic vesicles, profiles of granular endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, glycogen particles and Golgi complexes. The presence of these structures points to the secretory and transport activities performed by the spindle capsule in the control of the composition of the intracapsular fluid.

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PubMed1991

Circumcostal cloacapexy in a python.

A chronic cloacal prolapse in an Indian python was repaired by modification of a cloacapexy technique. After isolation of the cloaca, stay sutures were placed through the lumen of the cloaca and through the musculature of the body wall, incorporating a rib within the pexy.

Animals↗
PubMed1984

Carcinogenic activity of N-nitrosodiethylamine in snakes (Python reticulatus, Schneider).

Fourteen snakes of the species Python reticulatus were randomized after one year's adaptation in our laboratory, i.e., at the age of 18 months. Groups of three animals (average body weight, 1 kg) were subjected to lifelong administration of 24, 12 or 6 mg/kg body weight of N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) at fortnightly intervals. The NDEA-containing aqueous solution (0.3 ml/kg body weight) was administered by gavage. Five untreated animals served as controls. Snakes receiving 24 mg/kg NDEA died from toxic liver and kidney damage within the first year of experimentation. The three snakes receiving 12 mg/kg NDEA died within the last three months of the second year of treatment. These animals had developed multiple benign and malignant tumours in the liver and the kidney. The two animals that died last also developed tumours in the oral cavity and the trachea. Animals treated with 6 mg/kg NDEA died from tumours in the trachea.

Animals↗
PubMed1978

Mycotic keratitis in a reticulated python.

An adult male python was observed to have an inflamed right eye. After several weeks of antibiotic and corticosteroid therapy, a granulomatous mass was noticed on the cornea. The condition became progressively worse and the eye was enucleated. The histologic diagnosis was granulomatous mycotic keratitis with panophthalmitis.

Animals↗
PubMed1996

Tracheal resection and anastomosis for an intratracheal chondroma in a ball python.

A 9-year-old female ball python was evaluated for lethargy and respiratory compromise. Radiographic and endoscopic examination revealed a 1-cm intratracheal mass occluding the tracheal lumen. A partial tracheal resection and anastomosis was performed to remove the mass. On histologic examination, the mass was determined to be an intratracheal chondroma. Eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusions observed within the tissue were calcium deposits. Electron microscopy was used to differentiate these from viral inclusion bodies often associated with neoplasms in reptiles. Endoscopic evaluation of the trachea 5 weeks after surgery revealed complete healing and minimal stenosis at the surgery site. Indications of tumor regrowth were not evident. Clinical signs of recurrence of respiratory compromise had not been observed 9 months after surgery.

Anastomosis, Surgical↗
PubMed1983

Primary vagal nerve projections to the lateral descending trigeminal nucleus in boidae (Python molurus and Boa constrictor).

The primary vagal axons and terminals within the lateral descending trigeminal tract (dlv) and nucleus (DLV) of two species of Boidae are studied following HRP injections of the vagal nerve. Labeled fibers and terminals are found in the tail portion of the dlv and DLV, partly forming a neuropil at its margin. The labeled thin fibers and neuropil seem to correspond to the C-fibers and marginal neuropil of Crotalinae.

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PubMed2006

Hepatic lipidosis in a black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus).

The number of people keeping reptiles in captivity has markedly increased, and widespread inappropriate husbandry will result in an increasing incidence of the diagnosis of hepatic lipidosis(HL). It may become apparent that some species of snake have predisposition to develop HL. In the specific instance of the genus Aspidites, alterations to the usual husbandry that limit feeding and thereby body weight should markedly lessen the chance of the animal's developing HL. It is important for clinicians to develop a more aggressive approach to these cases and to build a bank of data with which to promote understanding of this common malady.

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