| an exogenous retrovirus isolated from koalas with malignant neoplasias in a us zoo. | leukemia and lymphoma account for more than 60% of deaths in captive koalas (phascolarctos cinereus) in northeastern australia. although the endogenizing gammaretrovirus koala endogenous retrovirus (korv) was isolated from these koalas, korv has not been definitively associated with leukemogenesis. we performed korv screening in koalas from the san diego zoo, maintained for more than 45 y with very limited outbreeding, and the los angeles zoo, maintained by continuously assimilating captive-born ... | 2013 | 23798387 |
| shoulder dysplasia in koalas (phascolarctos cinereus) at san diego zoo. | a radiographic study documented shoulder dysplasia (n = 43), with varying degrees of malformation of the supraglenoid and infraglenoid tubercles and the coracoid process, shallowing or loss of the glenoid cavity, flattening or loss of the humeral head, malformation of the greater and lesser tubercles, loss of the intertubercle groove, and humeral diaphyseal abnormalities, in northern koalas (phascolarctos cinereus) in the san diego zoo (san diego, california, usa) colony. retrospectively, histor ... | 2009 | 19746859 |
| hip dysplasia in koalas (phascolarctos cinereus) at the san diego zoo. | a retrospective/prospective radiographic study documented 55 cases of moderate to severe hip dysplasia, with varying degrees of shallowing of the acetabulum, flattening or loss of the femoral head, widening or loss of the femoral neck, and femoral diaphyseal abnormalities in northern koalas (phascolarctos cinereus) in the san diego zoo (san diego, california, usa) collection. for the retrospective study, historic radiographs were examined when availble. for the prospective study, three standard ... | 2008 | 18432097 |