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Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Stone in a Wild Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) in Côte d'Ivoire

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: An older wild female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) was found dead with a large calcium oxalate stone in the renal pelvis. Histopathological changes included glomerulosclerosis, interstitial nephritis and fibrosis, focal mineralization, and medial hypertrophy. Urinary albumin-creatinine-ratio showed increased values from 15 months before death. Causes of the kidney disease remain unconfirmed.

Source: Journal of Medical Primatology

DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12739

Authors: Jenny E. Jaffe, Kerstin Mätz‐Rensing, Markus Ulrich, Tobias Gräßle, Verena Behringer, Roman M. Wittig, Fabian H. Leendertz

Institutions: Robert Koch Institute, Swiss Centre for Scientific Research, Freie Universität Berlin, German Primate Center, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut des Sciences Cognitives Marc Jeannerod

Language: English

Topic: Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,190

Funders: Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche, Robert Koch Institut

OpenAlex ID: W4402935585

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