Publications

identification and characterization of two closely related unclassifiable endogenous retroviruses in pythons (python molurus and python curtus).	boid inclusion body disease (bibd) is a fatal disorder of boid snakes that is suspected to be caused by a retrovirus. in order to identify this agent, leukocyte cultures (established from python molurus specimens with symptoms of bibd or kept together with such diseased animals) were assessed for reverse transcriptase (rt) activity. virus from cultures exhibiting high rt activity was banded on sucrose density gradients, and the rt peak fraction was subjected to highly efficient procedures for th ...	0	12097574
conjunctivoralostomy for treatment of an occluded lacrimal duct in a blood python.		1986	3505952
a new dosing schedule for gentamicin in blood pythons (python curtus): a pharmacokinetic study.	gentamicin is frequently used in the treatment of aerobic gram-negative infections in reptiles. pharmacokinetic data to ensure proper dosing are scant, especially for large snakes. a pharmacokinetic study of gentamicin was therefore conducted in four blood pythons. snakes were given intramuscular injections of either 2.5 mg kg-1 or 3.0 mg kg-1 loading dose followed by 1.5 mg kg-1 at 72 and 96 hours. a linear pharmacokinetic relationship between gentamicin serum concentrations and time was demons ...	1991	2034889
ecological divergence among sympatric colour morphs in blood pythons, python brongersmai.	blood pythons in northeastern sumatra display a series of discrete colour morphs, even among hatchlings within a single clutch. the first step towards understanding the maintenance of this polymorphism is to test the null hypothesis that colour variation in this species has no major biological correlates. data on >2,000 blood pythons killed for the commercial leather industry enabled us to test, and reject, this hypothesis. the four colour morphs differed significantly in most of the traits that ...	1998	28308515
ultrasonographic anatomy of the coelomic organs of boid snakes (boa constrictor imperator, python regius, python molurus molurus, and python curtus).	to determine the ultrasonographic features of the coelomic organs of healthy snakes belonging to the boidae and pythonidae families.	2012	22533394
heterochrony and early left-right asymmetry in the development of the cardiorespiratory system of snakes.	snake lungs show a remarkable diversity of organ asymmetries. the right lung is always fully developed, while the left lung is either absent, vestigial, or well-developed (but smaller than the right). a 'tracheal lung' is present in some taxa. these asymmetries are reflected in the pulmonary arteries. lung asymmetry is known to appear at early stages of development in thamnophis radix and natrix natrix. unfortunately, there is no developmental data on snakes with a well-developed or absent left ...	2015	25555231
detection and phylogenetic analysis of a new adenoviral polymerase gene in reptiles in korea.	over a period of 7 years (2004-2011), samples from 34 diseased reptiles provided by local governments, zoos, and pet shops were tested for viral infection. animals were diagnosed based on clinical signs, including loss of appetite, diarrhea, rhinorrhea, and unexpected sudden death. most of the exotic animals had gastrointestinal problems, such as mucosal redness and ulcers, while the native animals had no clinical symptoms. viral sequences were found in seven animals. retroviral genes were ampli ...	2018	29460003