Adipose tissue torsion with localized lymphangiectasia in a Rio Cauca caecilian Typhlonectes natans.

Laura E W WhalenTimothy F WalshJames C SteeilNeel AzizAlyssa Palmer

Published in: Journal of aquatic animal health (2024)

This is the first reported case of adipose tissue torsion and associated clinical disease in an aquatic caecilian and should be a differential for progressive coelomic effusion in this species.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
insulin resistance
high fat diet
multiple sclerosis
risk assessment
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
skeletal muscle