Shell L G, Saunders G
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1989 Mar 1;194(5):679-80.
Extensive mineralization of the aorta, brachiocephalic trunk, and the left subclavian, both iliac, common carotid, and renal arteries were found at necropsy in a 3-year-old French Lop rabbit. The rabbit had been examined previously for seizures, at which time abdominal radiography revealed calcification of the abdominal aorta and external iliac arteries. Treatment was not initiated, and the rabbit died 4 months later of bacterial pneumonia. The rabbit also had hypercalcemia. In contrast to many species, the blood calcium concentrations of rabbits reflect dietary intake.
在一只3岁的法国垂耳兔尸检时发现，主动脉、头臂干、左锁骨下动脉、双侧髂动脉、颈总动脉和肾动脉均有广泛矿化。这只兔子此前因癫痫接受过检查，当时腹部X线摄影显示腹主动脉和髂外动脉钙化。未开始治疗，4个月后这只兔子死于细菌性肺炎。这只兔子还患有高钙血症。与许多物种不同，兔子的血钙浓度反映饮食摄入量。
