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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1995-10-19
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pubmed:abstractText |
In three separate experiments, 2- or 5-day-old commercial turkey poults were inoculated orally with astrovirus and examined for clinical signs and for gross and microscopic lesions over a period of 14 days. By day 2 postinoculation (PI), inoculated poults had developed diarrhea, generalized loss of intestinal tone, and dilated ceca that contained light-yellow fluid feces and gas; these changes persisted through day 10 PI. Mild crypt hyperplasia was the only change discernible by light microscopy, and it was first noted in the proximal jejunum on day 1 PI, in the distal jejunum and ileum on day 3 PI, and in the duodenum on day 5 PI. A significant (P < 0.05) increase in crypt depth and area was documented by image analysis on day 3 PI. Ultrastructural evaluation revealed intracytoplasmic aggregates of astrovirus in enterocytes on the sides and base of villi in the ileum and distal jejunum on day 3 PI. Based on the findings, it was concluded that astrovirus caused lesions and replicated in both upper and lower segments of the small intestine in turkey poults.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0005-2086
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
39
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
328-36
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7677654-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:7677654-Ileum,
pubmed-meshheading:7677654-Intestinal Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:7677654-Jejunum,
pubmed-meshheading:7677654-Mamastrovirus,
pubmed-meshheading:7677654-Microscopy,
pubmed-meshheading:7677654-Microscopy, Electron,
pubmed-meshheading:7677654-Microscopy, Immunoelectron,
pubmed-meshheading:7677654-Poultry Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:7677654-Turkeys,
pubmed-meshheading:7677654-Virus Diseases
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Astrovirus infection in hatchling turkeys: histologic, morphometric, and ultrastructural findings.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ames 50011, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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