title: Selenium and white muscle disease in woodchucks.
abstract: Gross and histologic examination of wood chcks (Marmota monax) trapped on farms in Central New York revealed white muscle disease(WMD). The concentration of selenium in the animal tissues, vegetation and soils in the vicinity of trapping did not consistently correlate with the presence of WMD.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis; D008392:Marmota; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009137:Muscular Dystrophy, Animal / Q000473:pathology*; D010944:Plants / Q000032:analysis; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D012377:Rodentia; D012643:Selenium / Q000032:analysis*; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis; D014912:White Muscle Disease / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D012643:Selenium