Polyglucosan inclusions (Lafora bodies) in a gray-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus).
Polyglucosan bodies (Lafora bodies) were identified in a juvenile gray-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) with neurological signs. The structures were only noted in the brain stem, and no associated degenerative changes were present. These structures have not been previously identified in any species in the order Chiroptera.
State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, EMAI, DII NSW, Menangle, Australia. les.gabor@industry.nsw.gov.au
Les J
LJ
Gabor
Mukesh
M
Srivastava
D000818:Animals; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D002685:Chiroptera; D005936:Glucans / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male
D005936:Glucans; C083094:polyglucosan