Sarcoplasmic masses in the skeletal muscle of a stranded pigmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)

• Published in: Journal of Wildlife Diseases
• Main Authors: Sierra Pulpillo, Eva María, Espinosa De Los Monteros Y Zayas, Antonio, Fernández Rodríguez, Antonio Jesús, Arbelo Hernández, Manuel Antonio, Caballero Cansino, María José, Rivero Santana, Miguel Antonio, Herráez Thomas, Pedro Manuel
• Other Authors: Sierra, Eva, Fernandez, Antonio, Arbelo, Manuel, Caballero, Maria Jose, 15742962600, 8846556600, 56673009900, 6603561403, 7102935199, 7006991340, 57194503614, 454532, 700159, 3873352, 176520, 667707, 436538, 30322259, 435671, 30335206, 523902, WOS:Sierra, E, WOS:de los Monteros, AE, WOS:Fernandez, A, WOS:Arbelo, M, WOS:Caballero, MJ, WOS:Rivero, M, WOS:Herraez, P, BU-VET
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 0090-3558 2013
• Subjects: 240111 Patología animal; 310907 Patología; 240118 Mamíferos; Muscular-Dystrophy; Tursiops-Truncatus; Myopathy; Dolphin; Cetacean; Internal nuclei; Sarcoplasmic masses; Type I fibers; Skeletal muscle; Kogia breviceps; Pigmy sperm whale; Sperm whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/47511; https://doi.org/10.7589/2012-04-103

We measured the abundance of sarcoplasmic masses within skeletal muscle myocytes of an adult female stranded pigmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps). The presence of these masses in other species has been reported in association with myopathies, including myotonic dystrophy, the most frequently related pathology. Other histopathologic muscle changes included a high number of internal nuclei, variations in fiber size and shape, and the predominance of type I fibers. 683 679 0,763 1,305 Q2 Q2 SCIE