Small-sized newborn dogs skeletal development: radiologic, morphometric, and histological findings obtained from spontaneously dead animals
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2017
Citazione:
Small-sized newborn dogs skeletal development: radiologic, morphometric, and histological findings obtained from spontaneously dead animals / S.C. Modina, M.C. Veronesi, M. Moioli, T. Meloni, G. Lodi, V. Bronzo, M. Di Giancamillo, V. Bronzo. - In: BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH. - ISSN 1746-6148. - 13:1(2017 Jun 14). [10.1186/s12917-017-1092-6]
Abstract:
Background: Very little is known about neonatal skeletal development in small-sized purebred dogs. In order to
improve this knowledge, 27 spontaneously dead puppies belonging to small-sized breeds were enrolled in this
study for radiologic, histological and morphometric investigations.
Results: The appearance of the limb secondary ossification centers and the onset of their formation were clearly
observed by x rays and confirmed by histological evidences. Radiographic and anatomic measurements of limb
bones length and skull length and width were positively correlated with body weight and age of the subjects and
the body weight was positively correlated with radius bone mineral density, as demonstrated by dual-energy x-rays
absorptiometry.
Conclusions: These data provided original information on the growth of newborn small-sized breed dogs, and
suggest that cadavers may be useful to study skeletal development.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
dog; small-sized breed; newborn; skeletal development; morphometry; radiography; bone mineral density; histology
Elenco autori:
S.C. Modina, M.C. Veronesi, M. Moioli, T. Meloni, G. Lodi, V. Bronzo, M. Di Giancamillo, V. Bronzo
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