A percutaneous liver biopsy technique in ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) experimentally infected with duck hepatitis B virus. 1991

G Varagona, and L A Ellis, and D Moore, and D Penney, and G M Dusheiko
Department of Gastroenterology, University of Genoa, Italy.

Aylesbury ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) chronically infected with the duck hepatitis B virus provide a useful model for studying hepadna-virus infection, replication and the effects of antiviral therapy. In these studies, it is necessary to have an effective method for obtaining repeat liver specimens for histological and molecular analyses. We have therefore developed a percutaneous liver biopsy technique which has a low rate of complications, can be performed at repeated intervals, and provides sufficient quantities of liver tissue for histological and nucleic acid hybridization analysis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008297 Male Males
D004372 Ducks A water bird in the order Anseriformes (subfamily Anatinae (true ducks)) with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait. Duck
D005260 Female Females
D006524 Hepatitis, Viral, Animal INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in animals due to viral infection. Viral Hepatitis, Animal,Animal Viral Hepatitides,Animal Viral Hepatitis,Viral Hepatitides, Animal
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001707 Biopsy, Needle Removal and examination of tissue obtained through a transdermal needle inserted into the specific region, organ, or tissue being analyzed. Aspiration Biopsy,Puncture Biopsy,Aspiration Biopsies,Biopsies, Aspiration,Biopsies, Needle,Biopsies, Puncture,Biopsy, Aspiration,Biopsy, Puncture,Needle Biopsies,Needle Biopsy,Puncture Biopsies
D015611 Hepatitis B Virus, Duck A DNA virus that closely resembles human hepatitis B virus. It has been recovered from naturally infected ducks. DHBV,Duck hepatitis B virus,Duck Hepatitis B Viruses,Hepatitis B Viruses, Duck

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