CHEMOTHERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF INTRACRANIAL GLIOMA IN DOGS

Chemotherapy for the treatment of intracranial glioma in dogs

Gliomas are the second most common primary brain tumor in dogs and although they are associated with a poor prognosis, limited data are available relating to the efficacy of standard therapeutic options such as surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.Additionally, canine glioma is gaining Pancake Pans relevance as a naturally occurring animal model tha

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Anti-Toxoplasma gondii and anti-Neospora caninum antibodies in sheep from Paraná state, South Brazil: prevalence and associated factors

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the seroprevalence and factors associated with the presence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii and anti-Neospora caninum antibodies in sheep from Paraná state.The detection of antibodies for T.gondii and N.caninum was performed by homemade and commercial indirect ELISA, respectively.Multiple logistic regressio

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Innate or learned preference for upward-facing flowers?: implications for the costs of pendent flowers from experiments on captive bumble bees

Pollinator preferences for phenotypic characters, including floral orientation, can affect plant reproductive success.For example, hawkmoths and syrphid flies prefer upward- over downward-facing flowers in field experiments.Although such preferences suggest a cost of pendent flowers in terms of pollinator attraction, we cannot rule out the possibil

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