| polyglucosan bodies in the central nervous system of a fox. | polyglucosan bodies (pgb) in the central nervous system of an old male fox, vulpes vulpes japonica, without neurological signs were examined by light and electron microscopy, lectin histochemistry and immunohistochemistry. fox pgb were round, slightly-basophilic and pas-positive structures. most of the bodies were situated free in the neuropil. electron microscopically, fox pgb were composed mainly of branching filaments and electron-dense material. lectin histochemistry revealed that fox pgb co ... | 1991 | 1663141 |
| isolation of mycoplasmas from raccoon dog (nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus), fox (vulpes vulpes japonica) and japanese badger (meles meles anakuma). | | 1981 | 7289340 |
| parasitological survey on wild carnivora in north-western tohoku, japan. | in the winter of 1997-1998, we collected parasitological data from 60 wild carnivora in the north-western part of tohoku region, japan. these included 7 foxes (vulpes vulpes japonica), 20 raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus), 29 martens (martes melampus melampus), 3 weasels (two mustela sibirica itatsi and one m. nivalis namiyei), and one japanese badger (meles meles anakuma). roundworms (toxocara canis in foxes and toxocara tanuki in raccoon dogs), hookworms (ancylostoma kusimaens ... | 1999 | 10535507 |
| helminth fauna of carnivores distributed in north-western tohoku, japan, with special reference to mesocestoides paucitesticulus and brachylaima tokudai. | in the winter of 1998-1999, we collected parasitological data from 54 wild carnivores in the north-western part of tohoku region, japan. these consisted of 38 martens (martes melampus melampus), 14 raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus) and 2 foxes (vulpes vulpes japonica). collected helminth parasites were 11 nematode, 10 trematode, 3 cestode, and a single acanthocephalan species, including 5 hitherto unknown species for this research area or the mainland of japan (honshu). mesocest ... | 1999 | 10651058 |
| the first host record of trichinosis in a red fox, vulpes vulpes japonica, from aomori prefecture, northern honshu, japan. | a case of wildlife trichinosis was found in a red fox (vulpes vulpes japonica) captured at rokkasho, aomori prefecture on november 27, 1998. trichinella larvae were obtained from almost all of the muscle tissues except for the masseter. the highest number of larvae per gram of tissue was found in the muscles of the gluteal region and throat. the lowest number was found in the diaphragm and tongue. trichina cysts within the muscle fibers had groups of fatty cells at the poles, and minimal tissue ... | 2001 | 11503914 |
| morphology of the lingual papillae in the raccoon dog and fox. | the dorsal lingual surfaces of the raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides) and fox (vulpes vulpes japonica) were examined by scanning electron microscopical (sem) observations. the distribution and type of the lingual papillae found in the raccoon dog were similar to those in the fox. filiform, fungiform, foliate and vallate papillae were observed. the filiform papillae were distributed over the entire dosal surface of the tongue. each filiform papilla on the apical surface of the tongue had sev ... | 2006 | 17154050 |
| epidemiology, histopathology, and muscle distribution of trichinella t9 in feral raccoons (procyon lotor) and wildlife of japan. | the prevalences of trichinella t9 in trapped raccoons (procyon lotor) and several other potential mammalian reservoirs in hokkaido, wakayama, and nagasaki prefectures were investigated. muscle samples were collected from 2003 to 2006 from 1,080 raccoons, 113 raccoon dogs including 2 species (nyctereutes procyonoides albus and n. p. viverrinus), 41 wild boars (sus scrofa leucomystax), 14 martens (martes melampus), 10 badgers (meles meles), 5 siberian weasels (martes sibirica coreana), 7 mink (mus ... | 2007 | 17310398 |
| muscular sarcocystosis in wild carnivores in honshu, japan. | a total of 65 free-living carnivores collected on honshu island, japan were examined for muscular sarcocystis species infections. among them, 12 japanese raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus), one japanese red fox (vulpes vulpes japonica), three japanese martens (martes melampus melampus), and two japanese badgers (meles meles anakuma) were found to have sarcocysts in their muscles. no inflammatory reactions associated with sarcocysts were observed. ultrastructurally, the sarcocysts ... | 2009 | 19841942 |
| a comparison of visual and genetic techniques for identifying japanese marten scats - enabling diet examination in relation to seasonal food availability in a sub-alpine area of japan. | we compared the reliability of visual diagnostic criteria to dna diagnostic techniques, including newly designed primers, to discriminate japanese marten (martes melampus) feces from those of other sympatric carnivore species. visual criteria proved > 95% reliable for fresh, odoriferous scats in good condition. based upon this verification, we then examined if and how japanese marten diet differs among seasons at high elevation study site (1500-2026 m). we also considered how intra-specific comp ... | 2017 | 28397597 |
| chastek paralysis in two wild foxes (vulpes vulpes japonica). | | 2007 | 17693634 |