Publications
| Title | Abstract | Year(sorted ascending) Filter | PMID Filter |
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| [electrocardiographical variations in the heart of the testudo graeca caused by administration of lactic acid]. | 1954 | 13232380 | |
| [muscle and fascia of floor of the mouth in testudo graeca]. | 1955 | 13238860 | |
| an experimental study of the secondary olfactory connexions in testudo graeca. | 1956 | 13295149 | |
| [contributions to ontogenesis of the hypophysis of testudo graeca and emys orbicularis, with special consideration of its relations to prechordal plate, chorda and intestinal roof]. | 1956 | 13468674 | |
| [examination of the ependyma of mesencephalon and diencephalon of the turtle (testudo graeca)]. | 1957 | 13531623 | |
| [light & electron microscopic study of the renal corpuscle of the greek land turtle (testudo graeca l.)]. | 1958 | 13558495 | |
| [a particular type of experimental infection in the turtle (testudo graeca and testudo mauritanica)]. | 1960 | 13801287 | |
| [the presence in the serum of the bulgarian turtle testudo graeca of agglutinating pasteurella tularensis]. | 1961 | 13733589 | |
| [salmonella in tortoises (testudo graeca) in bulgaria. i]. | 1961 | 13886458 | |
| [influence of the serum and plasma of testudo graeca on the culture of embryonal hepatic tissue and human amnion]. | 1961 | 14483041 | |
| salmonella species in turtles. | salmonella spp. occur abundantly in the feces of the turtles testudo graeca and t. hermanni but rarely in other testudines. these organisms do not seem to produce any kind of infection in the turtles. one possible explanation for the infestation is the coprophagic habit of t. graeca and t. hermanni.. | 1962 | 17732196 |
| intercellular development of mycobacterium tuberculosis (typus humanus) in tissue culture of kidney epithelium of tortoise (testudo graeca). | 1962 | 13992760 | |
| [multiplication of mumps virus, vaccinia virus and herpesvirus on tortoise (testudo graeca) kidney cells cultured by a simplified method]. | 1963 | 14048735 | |
| [eosinophilic nuclear inclusions induced by the multiplication of newcastle disease virus in tortoise (testudo graeca) kidney cells]. | 1963 | 14048736 | |
| [cultivation of the virus of vesicular stomatitis on tissue culture of cold-blooded animals(testudo graeca)]. | 1964 | 14219378 | |
| cultivating the virus of abortion in sheep on tissue culture of cold-blooded animal (testudo graeca). | 1964 | 14246385 | |
| [on the fixation of i-125-triiodothyronine in the kidney of testudo graeca l. (histoautoradiographic study)]. | 1964 | 14335335 | |
| the resistance of tortoises, testudo graeca l., against toxocara canis infection. | 1965 | 14272967 | |
| [on the length of time of fecal arizona elimination in land turtles of the species testudo graeca and testudo hermanni]. | 1965 | 5857510 | |
| [distribution of arizona bacteria among free-living land turtles of the species testudo graeca and testuda hermanni]. | 1965 | 5857511 | |
| [on the duration of fecal elimination of salmonellae in land turtles of the orders testudo graeca and testudo hermanii]. | 1965 | 5869208 | |
| cultivation of sheep abortion virus in tissue culture of tortoise lung (testudo graeca). | 1966 | 5951005 | |
| [distribution of fecal salmonella and arizona carriers in the free living turtles testudo graeca and testudo hermanni]. | 1966 | 5991750 | |
| [on the characteristics of fecal salmonella carrier state in the land turtle of the species testudo graeca and testudo hermanni]. | 1966 | 5994746 | |
| cultivating the virus of the variolovaccine in tissue culture of pancreas of testudo graeca. | 1966 | 4288456 | |
| [experimental infection of tortoises of the species testudo graeca and testudo hermanni with salmonella bacteria]. | 1966 | 4862033 | |
| an electrophysiological study of chelonian skeletal muscle. | 1. membrane properties of fibres of the retractor capitis muscles of the tortoise, testudo graeca, and of the terrapin, pseudemys elegans scripta, have been investigated with electrophysiological techniques. the features studied were qualitatively and quantitatively similar in both.2. fibres are electrically excitable and many extend through 90% of the length of the muscle. in the tortoise muscle conduction velocity was 0.8 m/sec in hibernating animals, and 1.3 m/sec in active animals.3. resting ... | 1966 | 5919565 |
| [on the character of the fecal arizona carriers in land turtles testudo graeca and testudo hermanni]. | 1966 | 5991751 | |
| the basal ganglia of testudo graeca. | 1967 | 5582296 | |
| the mechanism of lung ventilation in the tortoise testudo graeca linné. | 1967 | 6058978 | |
| [cultivation of rickettsia rickettsi (type dermacentroxenus conori) in tissue cultures of kidney from a cold-blooded animal (testudo graeca)]. | 1967 | 5628417 | |
| sensory nerve endings in the joint capsules of the tortoise (testudo graeca). | 1968 | 5639059 | |
| [on an anomaly of genital canals observed in greek tortoise (testudo graeca l.) embryos treated by estradiol benzoate]. | 1969 | 4975498 | |
| [edta action on the electrocardiogram of testudo graeca]. | 1969 | 4997163 | |
| [effects of an estrogen hormone, estradiol benzoate, on the moorish turtle (testudo graeca l.) embryo urogenital apparatus]. | 1969 | 4983264 | |
| [multiplication of respiratory-syncytial-virus in lung cell cultures of tortoises of the species testudo graeca]. | 1969 | 5358862 | |
| multiplication of myxovirus parainfluenzae 1 (sendai) in lung tissue culture of tortoise (testudo graeca). | 1969 | 4319709 | |
| considerations on the ependyma of the encephalic ventricles of tropidonotus natrix, alligator mississipiensis and testudo graeca. | 1970 | 5492413 | |
| chloride transport across the isolated intestinal mucosa of testudo graeca. | 1970 | 5515608 | |
| the structure, distribution and innervation of spindles in the extensor digitorum brevis i muscle of the tortoise testudo graeca. | 1970 | 4246489 | |
| epileptic focus in the forebrain of the turtle (testudo graeca). triggering of focal discharges with different sensory stimuli. | 1971 | 4330174 | |
| [sex ratio in the embryos of 2 chelonians (testudo graeca l. and emys orbicularis l.) born of artificially incubated ova]. | 1971 | 4997326 | |
| [temperature effects on the development of genital glands in the embryos of 2 chelonians, emys orbicularis l. and testudo graeca l]. | 1972 | 4622404 | |
| [synthesis activities in the apical epiblastic crest of forelimb anlagen in turtle (testudo graeca and emys orbicularis l.) embryos; histological and autoradiographic study]. | 1972 | 4622080 | |
| [autoradiographic study of the anterior limb-bud development in two species of chelonians (testudo graeca l. and emys orbicularis l)]. | 1973 | 4717984 | |
| interferon production in arbovirus-infected cell cultures of tortoise (testudo graeca) kidney. | 1973 | 4405393 | |
| influence of incubation temperaure on interferon mechanism in cells of testudo graeca kidney. | 1973 | 4148898 | |
| contractile filamentous structures in sertoli cells of the greek tortoise (testudo graeca)? | 1974 | 4856822 | |
| a quantitative analysis of ventilation tachycardia and its control in two chelonians, pseudemys scripta and testudo graeca. | 1. in both the turtle, pseudemys scripta, and the tortoise, testudo graeca, lung ventilation is closely accompanied by a tachycardia of predictable magnitude and duration. 2. efferent vagal activity progressively decreases as heart rate increases with the onset of lung ventilation. atropine decreases heart rate during apnoea to those levels observed during prolonged breathing series when the development, duration or magnitude of ventilation tachycardia. it is thus concluded that heart rate chang ... | 1975 | 1202129 |
| effects of pge1 on the arterial blood pressure of turtle (testudo graeca) and pge1-catecholamine interactions on this system. | 1975 | 1208190 | |
| ultrastructure of the joint receptors of the tortoise (testudo graeca. emys orbicularis). | the ultrastructure of the spray-like ramified encapsulated corpuscles with the primitive inner core from the joint capsules of the large limb joints of the tortoise (testudo graeca and emys orbicularis) was examined. each of the branches of the receptor consists of three components. through the middle of the receptor branche runs the nerve terminal, containing in the receptor matrix numerous mitochondria, tiny light vesicles and neurofilaments and neurotubules running in the axial way. the nerve ... | 1975 | 1234809 |
| comparative ultrastructural analysis of two tortoise bladders, testudo graeca and geochelone carbonaria. | urinary bladders from the desert tortoises, testudo graeca and geochelone carbonaria were removed at specific times during the year and species in all bladders examined: (1) granular cells, (2) mitochondria-rich cells, and (3) basal cells. cells analogous to these three types have also been observed in amphibian bladders (from toad bufo marinus and bullfrog, rana catesbiana) and reptilian bladders (from pseudemys scripta and clemmys caspica). both tortoises have an incomplete layer of basal cell ... | 1976 | 1252017 |
| chromaffin, small granule-containing and ganglion cells in the adrenal gland of reptiles: a comparative ultrastructural study. | chromaffin, small granule-containing (sgc)-cells, neurons and the innervation of these cells was studied in the adrenal gland of three species of reptiles (testudo graeca, lacerta dugesi, natrix natrix). 1. after fixation with glutaraldehyde and osmium-tetroxide adrenaline (a)- and noradrenaline (na)-storing cells can be distinguished by means of the different electron density of their granules: a-granules are moderately electron-dense, while na-granules show a core of high electron density. the ... | 1976 | 1260841 |
| model of exchange barrier and respiratory surface area in the lung of the tortoise (testudo graeca) and its practical application. | 1976 | 1018736 | |
| [cellular degeneration in the apical crest of the limb bud of the moorish turtle (testudo graeca l., chelonian)]. | intracytoplasmic degeneration bodies are present early in the cells of the apical ridge of the limbbud in embryos of testudo graeca; next, they are obvious in the apical fold till formation of the analgen of the fingers. this cell death may be responsible for a certain rudimentation of the limb (reduction of length of phalanges) in this species of turtle. | 1976 | 821648 |
| stomatitis in the greek tortoise (testudo graeca). | 1976 | 1265999 | |
| cytogenetic investigation of cells from primary kidney culture of testudo graeca. | 1976 | 1024811 | |
| properties of blood oxygen transport in the turtle pseudemys scripta and the tortoise testudo graeca: effects of temperature, co2 and ph. | properties of oxygen-haemoglobin binding have been investigated in the aquatic turtle psuedemys scripta and the terrestrial tortoise testudo graeca. haematocrit (30-35%) and haemoglobin concentration (12-14 g/100 ml blood) were similar in both species. p50 at physiological levels of pco2 (20-25 mm hg) was 21 mm hg in pseudemys, compared with 23 mm hg in testudo. the bohr shift of the blood of both the turtle and the tortoise was almost identical at -0.28. the heat of oxygenation, deltah, reflect ... | 1977 | 21433 |
| [topography and cytoarchitectonics of the main cortical zones of the turtle forebrain]. | the description of cytoarchitectonics and topography of the three principle cortical zones of the forebrain of emys orbicularis reveals that the cortical structures in the species are precisely distinguished with respect to their neuronal characteristics, density and the situation of cellular elements. emys orbicularis occupies an intermediate position among the species of the order chelonia described in the literature as regards the level of development of the forebrain cellular structures. emy ... | 1977 | 597065 |
| influence of intermittent breathing on ventricular depolarization patterns in chelonian reptiles. | 1. alterations between two quite distinct patterns of epicardial depolarization are associated with the normal occurrence of intermittent lung ventilation in both lightly anaesthetized and unrestrained, conscious turtles (pseudemys scripta) and tortoises (testudo graeca). 2. during apnoea depolarization sweeps from the left to the right over the ventricular surface at a conduction velocity of 0.15 m/sec. with the onset of lung ventilation the direction of depolarization propagation over the vent ... | 1978 | 671311 |
| [comparative analysis of the neuronal and synaptic organization of the mesencephalic visual center of greek and steppe turtles]. | the stratification, neuronal structure and synaptic organization of tectum opticum have been studied in two species of tortoises (testudo graeca and testudo horsfieldi, gray) by means of golgi methods and electron microscopy. the midbrain tectum in these closely related animals has some common properties, but at the same time it possesses certain species specific features. their properties in common appear to be connected with the common ecology and closely systematic place of testudo graeca and ... | 1978 | 742983 |
| radiological studies of the alimentary tract in two greek tortoises (testudo graeca). | barium sulphate was administered to two tortoises (testudo graeca). gastric emptying was not completed until 23 and 80 hours after barium administration and complete passage of barium through the gastrointestinal tract took 25 and 28 days. the consequences of these findings are discussed with reference to artificial feeding and medication regimes in chelonians. | 1978 | 706117 |
| correlation of the microgram and macrogram of the penicillin focus in the cerebral cortex of the turtle (testudo graeca). electrographic types of unit activity. | 1979 | 155836 | |
| theta (rsa) activity in the brain of the turtle. | the existence of a synchronizing system generating theta (rsa) activity of an average frequency of 4 hz has been demonstrated in the brain of the turtle testudo graeca. three brain structures probably participate in the activity--the septum, amygdala and hippocampus. the septal region seems to play a leading role in this complex--lesions in this region abolished the generation of theta activity in 71% of experiments. this synchronizing system is functionally coupled with the olfactory generator ... | 1979 | 155827 |
| inhibitory interlimb interactions during locomotion in testudo graeca [proceedings]. | 1979 | 490350 | |
| hormonal control of osmoregulation in the chelonia. ii. the effect of prolactin and corticosterone on testudo graeca. | 1980 | 7439670 | |
| weight and measurement data on tortoises (testudo graeca and testudo hermanni) and their relationship to health. | 1980 | 7431890 | |
| alanine influx across serosal border of testudo graeca intestine. | the influx of alanine across the serosal membrane of testudo graeca intestinal cells with preserved epithelial orientation was examined. our results suggest that: 1. the mechanism of alanine influx across the serosal membrane of turtle intesintal cells is a carrier-mediated process that has the characteristics of facilitated diffusion. 2. alanine influx mechanism is independent of intra- and extra-cellular changes in na+ and k+ concentrations, and is not altered by reversal of na+ and k+ gradien ... | 1980 | 7349874 |
| experimental analysis of the gait and frequency of locomotion in the tortoise, with a simple mathematical description. | 1. voluntary locomotion of the tortoise testudo graeca was investigated over a range of experimental conditions. 2. the swing and stance intervals of the step cycles of individual limbs and the interlimb intervals were shown to depend only upon the locomotor cycle duration independent of experimental conditions. 3. the gait is described by four simple equations, valid for all animals and conditions tested, with locomotor cycle duration as the only independent variable. 4. the observed frequency ... | 1981 | 7230037 |
| evidence of haplodiploidy in pharyngodonid (nematoda: oxyuroidea) parasites of testudo graeca. | 1982 | 7125498 | |
| haplodiploidy in pharyngodonid (oxyuroidea: nematoda) parasites of testudo graeca. | gametogenesis is described in tachygonetria conica, t. dentata, t. macrolaimus, t. numidica, t. longicollis longicollis, t. l. pusilla, t. l. setosa, mehdiella uncinata and m. microstoma, parasites of testudo graeca from tunisia. all species reproduced by haplodiploidy (males developed from unfertilized eggs and were haploid and females developed from fertilized eggs and were diploid). metaphase of oogonial divisions contained ten rod-shaped chromosomes and meiosis in females resulted in two pol ... | 1983 | 6614746 |
| [the fine structure of the lymphatic vessels of the urinary bladder of small chelonia (testudo graeca and emys europea)]. | the fine structure of lymphatic vessels in the subepithelial, intramuscular and subserosal layers of the bladder of small chelonia (testudo graeca and emys europaea) have been investigated during the winter and summer seasons. the vessels are made up of flat endothelial cells, which abluminal surface is encircled by a thick layer of connective fibrils. peripheral cytoplasmatic processes of adjacent endothelial cells are connected by specialized junctional complexes (zonulae adhaerentes and occlu ... | 1983 | 6225282 |
| [contacts of the basal processes of the visual cone cells in the outer plexiform layer of the sensory membrane of the eyeball in turtles]. | in two tortoise (agrionemys horsfieldi gray, testudo graeca l.) and three turtle (emys orbicularis l., clemmys (mauremys) caspica gmel, tryonix sinensis wieg) species, contacts of basal processes (synaptic peduncles of the cone cells) have been studied electron microscopically. their ultrastructure and peculiarities in organization of specialized junctions between each other and with other neural elements are described. the interreceptory contacts revealed are considered to be of one of the gap ... | 1983 | 6661055 |
| rhinitis in long term captive mediterranean tortoises (testudo graeca and t hermanii). | rhinitis is a common condition of captive mediterranean tortoises (testudo species). the interpretation of the results of the bacteriological examination of naso-oropharyngeal swabs from affected individuals has proved difficult, because the normal bacterial population of this region was unknown. no substantial differences in the strains of bacteria isolated from healthy individuals and from those affected by rhinitis could be found in this study. the report that sendai virus was implicated in t ... | 1985 | 4095882 |
| use of carbenicillin in two species of tortoise (testudo graeca and t hermanni). | a preliminary investigation of the blood levels of carbenicillin, after the administration of a single intramuscular injection, suggests that the tortoise's bladder may act as a reservoir of antibiotic that is available for resorption. this phenomenon could confound the establishment of a safe, effective dose regime for antibiotics, in tortoises, which are excreted in an unchanged active form in urine. | 1986 | 3738240 |
| ultrastructure of the renal corpuscle of testudo graeca (chelonia). a comparison between hibernating and non-hibernating animals. | the renal corpuscle of hibernating and non-hibernating testudo graeca was studied by means of light and electron microscopy. renal corpuscles are small and have a glomerular architecture similar to that found in other vertebrates with a limited glomerular filtration rate. in hibernating animals, unlike non-hibernating, some morphological changes took place. the cells of the renal corpuscle were densely packed, podocytes and parietal cells showed a marked cytoplasmic vacuolization, there was a hi ... | 1986 | 2980109 |
| seasonal variations in haematological data from mediterranean tortoises (testudo graeca and testudo hermanni) in captivity. | reference values for a variety of haematological parameters in 18 mediterranean tortoises of two species (testudo graeca and testudo hermanni) were determined on six occasions during the year. statistically significant seasonal variations were demonstrated in all parameters. | 1986 | 3704341 |
| seasonal variation in blood biochemistry of long-term captive mediterranean tortoises (testudo graeca and t hermanni). | reference values for five blood chemistry parameters in 18 mediterranean tortoises of two species, testudo graeca and t hermanni, were determined on up to 10 occasions during the year. statistically significant seasonal variations were demonstrated in blood urea and blood glucose. seasonal variations were demonstrated in blood urea and blood glucose. seasonal variations in total plasma proteins, lipids and cholesterol, however, were limited to gravid females. the study also suggested that three ... | 1987 | 3444983 |
| endocrine pancreas of testudo graeca l. (chelonia) in summer and winter: an immunocytochemical and ultrastructural study. | insulin-, glucagon-, somatostatin-, and pp-immunoreactive cells were identified immunocytochemically using antisera raised against mammalian hormones in the pancreas of testudo graeca in both winter and summer. the endocrine cells were present throughout the gland, forming scarce islets except in the splenic region. the insulin cell islets were larger and more numerous in the splenic region than in the duodenal one. winter glucagon-immunoreactive cells were found mainly in isolation while the su ... | 1987 | 2892755 |
| ultrastructure of the tubular nephron of testudo graeca (chelonia). a comparison between hibernating and non-hibernating animals. | the tubular nephron of hibernating and non-hibernating specimens of testudo graeca (chelonia) was studied by means of conventional light and electron microscopy and histochemistry. the tubular nephron was composed of proximal, intermediate, distal and collecting tubules in both hibernating and non-hibernating animals. the cells of the proximal tubule showed long microvilli, cytoplasmic vacuoles, a developed endoplasmic reticulum and abundant mitochondria. fat droplets were also observed. the int ... | 1987 | 2980742 |
| a microscopic study of the tracheal epithelium of testudo graeca and pseudemys scripta elegans. | the tracheal epithelium of testudo graeca and pseudemys scripta elegans was studied by means of light and electron microscopy, histochemistry and immunocytochemistry. three cell types were detected by conventional light microscopy: mucous, ciliated and basal. the grimelius silver argyrophil technique was positive in a population of tracheal cells. by immunocytochemistry, serotonin-containing cells were identified. the mucous cells of testudo graeca contained sialomucins and sulphomucins; however ... | 1987 | 3429317 |
| post hibernational anorexia in captive mediterranean tortoises (testudo graeca and thermanni). | post hibernational anorexia in captive mediterranean tortoises is an increasingly recognised condition. it is associated with increased blood urea and low blood glucose concentrations and dehydration. a theory to explain its underlying physiology is presented, based on studies of the seasonal and cyclic variations in the tortoises' blood composition. measurements useful for predicting the condition are identified and a logical approach to therapy is proposed. | 1987 | 3469810 |
| immunocytochemical localization of serotonin in the reptilian lung. | the distribution of serotonin-immunoreactive cells in the lung of 4 species of reptiles was investigated. serotonin-containing cells were found forming groups in the interconnecting septa in all 4 species studied, and also as solitary cells in testudo graeca and mauremys caspica. serotonin-containing cells were also localized in the intramural ganglia of pseudemys scripta elegans and testudo graeca. the present study confirms that serotonin is widely distributed in the lung of vertebrates. | 1987 | 3301000 |
| mortality of mediterranean tortoises (testudo graeca and testudo hermanni) in pet shops prior to sale. | 1987 | 3427394 | |
| [comparative anatomical study of the synovial membrane in representatives of 4 classes of terrestrial vertebrate]. | the synovial membrane (sm) of some representatives of four terrestrial vertebrate classes was studied by means of scanning electron microscope (sem). the figures of sm of the mammals (man, mini-pig), birds (fowl, gallus domesticus l.), reptiles (lizard, lacerta viridis laur. and turtle, testudo graeca l.) and amphibians (frog, rana esculanta l.) are documented. the sm of all animal species investigated presents a great locally variable appearance in form and surface arrangement of the living cel ... | 1987 | 3314799 |
| mortality in imported tortoises (testudo graeca and t. hermanni) in the united kingdom. | 1988 | 3382907 | |
| isolation and partial characterization of igg-like immunoglobulins from frog (rana ridibunda pall.) and tortoise (testudo graeca pall.) serum. | 1. by successive application of gel-filtration and ion-exchange chromatography igg fraction have been isolated from frog (rana ridibunda pall.) and tortoise (testudo graeca pall.) sera. 2. the homogeneity of the fractions has been confirmed and a similar electrophoretic mobility has been revealed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoelectrophoresis. 3. in rabbits polyclonal antibodies giving specific reaction with the corresponding igg immunoglobulin have been raised. | 1988 | 3132347 |
| isolation and partial characterization of igm-like immunoglobulins from the serum of carp (cyprinus carpio l.), frog (rana ridibunda pall.) and tortoise (testudo graeca pall.). | 1. igm-like immunoglobulin fractions have been isolated by combinations of precipitation procedures and gel-filtration from the serum of three vertebrate species, representative of the classes of pisces (cyprinus carpio l.), amphibia (rana ridibunda pall.) and reptilia (testudo graeca pall.). 2. the homogeneity of the isolated fractions has been confirmed electrophoretically and immunoelectrophoretically. 3. electrophoretic mobility of igm, similar for the three species studied has been observed ... | 1988 | 3132346 |
| comparative immunohistochemical study of the gastroenteropancreatic endocrine system of three reptiles. | the gastroenteropancreatic (gep) endocrine system of three reptiles, testudo graeca, mauremys caspica, and lacerta lepida, was investigated by means of immunocytochemistry. single and double immunostaining methods have demonstrated immunoreactivity for insulin, glucagon, pancreatic polypeptide (pp), somatostatin, serotonin, and peptide tyrosine tyrosine (pyy) in endocrine cells of the pancreas of the reptiles studied. islet-like structures with insulin-immunoreactive (ir) cells surrounded by glu ... | 1989 | 2574125 |
| distribution of mucins in the mucosa of the digestive tract of reptiles: a histochemical study. | in the present study, the distribution and characteristics of mucins in the digestive tract of 3 reptiles (lacerta lepida, mauremys caspica and testudo graeca) are investigated. in the esophagus of testudo graeca, both the glands and the mucous cells of the surface epithelium contained sulphosialo-mucins. in lacerta lepida, esophageal mucous cells contained either-sialo-mucins or sulphosialo-mucins. the esophageal mucous cells of mauremys caspica contained acidic mucosubstances. the stomach of t ... | 1989 | 2472727 |
| a microscopic study of the lung of testudo graeca (chelonia). | the lung of the tortoise, testudo graeca (chelonia) was studied by means of light and electron microscopy, histochemistry and immunocytochemistry. the lung showed the typical faviform structure of the reptilian lung. three orders of trabeculae were observed. the epithelium of primary and secondary trabeculae was composed of ciliated, mucous, basal and endocrine cells. mucous cells contained sialo- and sulpho-mucins and were reactive to the lectins con-a, wga, dba, pna and sba. endocrine cells we ... | 1989 | 2606791 |
| ultrastructural study of the endocrine cells of the gut of testudo graeca (chelonia). | the digestive tract of testudo graeca (chelonia) was investigated by means of electron microscopy using both conventional and immunocytochemical techniques. ec-, l-, d-, g-, b-, n- and ec-l-cells were detected. these cells share several common ultrastructural characteristics with the endocrine cells of mammals (i.e. clear cytoplasm, prominent golgi apparatus, secretory granules etc.). ec and d1 cells have so far not been described in the esophagus of any animal species; in the present study thes ... | 1989 | 2571311 |
| [herpesvirus epidemic in greek (testudo hermanni) and moorish land tortoises (testudo graeca) in switzerland]. | based on an epidemic in switzerland, the histopathological findings of a viremic herpes infection in spur-tailed and spur-thighed mediterranean land tortoises are described for the first time. horizontal viral transmission has been proved; the vertical transmission is suggested. an impression smear of the tongue enables an early clinical diagnosis. | 1990 | 2163101 |
| histochemical and ultrastructural study of the digestive tract of the tortoise testudo graeca (testudines). | the digestive tract of the tortoise testudo graeca (testudines) was investigated by means of light and electron microscopy. the esophagus of t. graeca was lined by two types of epithelium: non-keratinized stratified squamous in the upper portion and stratified columnar in the lower. the lamina propria of the esophagus contained tubular or tubuloacinar glands. the mucosa of the stomach showed similar characteristics to those of other reptiles. the small intestine exhibited longitudinal folds line ... | 1990 | 29865718 |
| the orbital glands of the chelonians pseudemys scripta and testudo graeca: comparative histological, histochemical and ultrastructural investigations. | the orbital glands of the chelonians pseudemys scripta and testudo graeca were investigated at the histological, histochemical and ultrastructural levels. four acinar cell types were seen in the harderian gland of p. scripta on the basis of histochemical reactions and ultrastructure. secretory granules were of 2 types, one showing moderate electron density with an electronlucent core, the other being smaller and more osmiophilic with an electron-dense core. in the harderian gland of t. graeca on ... | 1992 | 1452463 |
| ultrastructure of the respiratory epithelium in the lungs of the tortoise, testudo graeca. | the respiratory epithelium in the lungs of the tortoise (testudo graeca) has been studied by electron microscopy. the epithelium consists of a mosaic of two different cell types (here called "pneumonocytes"). type i pneumonocytes are roughly squamous and possess attenuated flanges of cytoplasm which extend over the septal capillaries. localized cytoplasmic expansions are often present near the periphery of these flanges. most of the organelles are concentrated in the perinuclear region; the most ... | 1992 | 195734 |
| pneumonia in moorish tortoises (testudo graeca) associated with avian serovar a chlamydia psittaci. | 1994 | 7817509 | |
| herpesviruses in tortoises: investigations into virus isolation and the treatment of viral stomatitis in testudo hermanni and t. graeca. | various studies were done during a spontaneous outbreak of stomatitis-rhinitis-complex (mouth rot) in a collection of mediterranean land tortoises (21 testudo hermanni, hermann's tortoises, and three testudo graeca, spur-thighed tortoises) in southern germany. these studies were intended to help diagnose the causative agent, establish a possible diagnostic method in vivo and provide information on the efficacy of aciclovir and ganciclovir against chelonian herpesviruses. thirteen t. hermanni and ... | 1997 | 9323927 |
| chronic rhinitis associated with herpesviral infection in captive spur-thighed tortoises from spain. | an epidemic of chronic rhinitis in a population of 50 captive spur-thighed tortoises (testudo graeca graeca) from palafrugell (girona, spain) is described, in which eight animals died and 12 were euthanatized to perform necropsies and post-mortem studies. the main clinical sign was a bilateral, seromucous rhinitis often accompanied by stomatitis and glossitis. hematology and serum biochemistry were performed in 33 of the 50 ill animals and in 29 healthy tortoises from three disease-free populati ... | 1998 | 9706558 |
| first records of hyalomma aegyptium (acari: ixodida: ixodidae) from the russian spur-thighed tortoise, testudo graeca nikolskii, with an analysis of tick population dynamics. | during the fall of 1995 and the spring of 1996, 77 statistically comparable tick collections, comprising 792 specimens, were made from adults of the russian spur-thighed tortoise, testudo graeca nikolskii, at 4 sites along russia's black sea coast. these are the first tick collections reported from t. g. nikolskii since its recognition as a taxonomic entity. all ticks were determined to be hyalomma (hyalomma) aegyptium, a common tortoise parasite in southern russia that in 1930 was erroneously d ... | 1998 | 9920339 |