Urogenital sinus calculi in a sand tiger shark (Odontaspis taurus)

Two calculi were found in the urogenital sinus of a 70 kg female sand tiger shark (Odontaspis taurus). The calculi were white in color, rough surfaced, and spherical in shape. Crystallographic examination revealed that they were composed of magnesium ammonium phosphate hexahydrate (80% struvite) and...

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Published inJournal of wildlife diseases Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 428 - 431
Main Authors Walsh, MT, Murru, FL
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Wildlife Dis Assoc 01.07.1987
Subjects
Animals
Diet
Female
Fish Diseases
Seawater
Sharks
Urinary Calculi - analysis
Urinary Calculi - veterinary
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Summary:Two calculi were found in the urogenital sinus of a 70 kg female sand tiger shark (Odontaspis taurus). The calculi were white in color, rough surfaced, and spherical in shape. Crystallographic examination revealed that they were composed of magnesium ammonium phosphate hexahydrate (80% struvite) and calcium phosphate (15% carbonate apatite). Approximately 5% of the stone matrix consisted of blood and protein and a distinct bacterial nidus was not present microscopically.
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ISSN:0090-3558
1943-3700
DOI:10.7589/0090-3558-23.3.428