[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] A key risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis is familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), a genetic disease characterized by elevated levels of ...

Experimental asthma was induced in 10 cats using Bermuda grass allergen (BGA) and cats were randomly selected to receive either feG (1 mg/kg, PO) or saline for 2 weeks, followed by a 2 week washout period before receiving ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Opioids have been shown to modulate the immune system in animal models by affecting both the acquired and innate arms of the immune system. Many of ...

Meniscal injury is one of the most common causes of pain and dysfunction in the human knee and canine stifle joint. In the canine patient, meniscal injury is usually secondary to cranial cruciate ligament rupture, and the ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Over the last several years, papers have been published describing imaging techniques for the canine shoulder joint using both ultrasound and magnetic ...

Introduction: Directed, effective therapies for feline sepsis are needed to reduce the high morbidity and mortality associated with this disease. Materials and Methods: We investigated the anti-endotoxin effects of PMB in ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Physical inactivity due to increases in modern conveniences and access to cheap, high calorie foods have greatly contributed to the "obesity epidemic" ...

Sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) induces arteriolar vasoconstriction via [alpha]-adrenoreceptor ([alpha]AR) activation. Whether [alpha]AR activation affects the spread of rapid onset vasodilation (ROV) in contracting muscle ...