Publications by authors named "M A Wisselink"
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- The relationship between macrotermitine termites and fungi is essential for both organisms, with termites providing a safe environment and food for the fungi while relying on the fungi for nourishment and substrate breakdown.
- The mutualism can last for decades, as each colony can be sustained by a single type of fungus propagated through generations from the original founding pair.
- The text discusses the stability of both the termite colony and its fungal garden over time, as well as the evolutionary endurance of their mutualistic relationship, particularly how the fungus is transmitted horizontally among colonies.
The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of cyclosporine A (CsA) and prednisolone in feline atopic dermatitis (AD) in a randomised, controlled double blind study. Twenty-nine cats with feline AD were randomly allocated to two groups. Eleven cats were treated orally with prednisolone (1mg/kg SID) and 18 were treated with CsA (5mg/kg/day) for 4 weeks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the role of Felis domesticus allergen I (Feld I) in the pathogenesis of eosinophilic granuloma complex (EGC) in cats.
Animals: 7 healthy cats and 6 cats with EGC.
Procedure: Epidermis was removed from 4 areas.
A suction blister technique was used in eight dogs with chronic deep pyoderma to determine chemotaxis in vivo. By flow cytometry the expression of adhesion molecules (CD11b/CD18) on exudative and peripheral neutrophils were analyzed in 11 healthy dogs and six dogs with chronic deep pyoderma. Phagocytosis in vitro capacities of exudative and peripheral neutrophils were analyzed in six healthy dogs and six dogs with chronic deep pyoderma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Lick granuloma in dogs; an obsession for dogs, owners and veterinarians].
Tijdschr Diergeneeskd
January 1996