Two African elephant species, not just one

Regenerative Medicine – not just one step away

is opening a new review series focussing on ‘Regenerative Medicine’, a logical step not just complementing the current review series. The field of regenerative medicine is just starting to be the most fascinating and controversial medical development at the dawn of the 21 century employing the new possibilities of molecular and cellular techniques for medical therapy. It seems that mankind’s vi...

Loxodonta africana – African Elephant

Taxonomic notes: Preliminary genetic evidence suggests that there may be at least two species of African Elephant, namely the Savannah Elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) (Roca et al. 2001, 2005). A third species, the West African Elephant, has also been postulated. The IUCN SSC African Elephant Specialist Group currently accepts the single species proposa...

Placentation in the African elephant,

Placental and fetal tissues were recovered from the uteri of 59 pregnant elephant that ranged in estimated age from day 1 B to month 21 of gestation. Incubation of placenta and fetal gonad, alone or in combination, with tritium-labelled cholesterol, pregnenolone and androstenedione failed to yield any labelled progestagens or oestrogens from placenta, but did produce small amounts of labelled p...

Interpreting seizure counts after temporal lobectomy: not just one-two-three.

PURPOSE: Temporal lobectomy is a well-established treatment for refractory temporal lobe epilepsy, yet many patients experience at least one seizure postoperatively. Little is known about the prognostic significance of the time from surgery to first seizure relapse in predicting long-term outcome. METHODS: In a retrospective analysis of patients who reported at least one complex partial seizure...

Ivermectin treatment of lice infestations in two elephant species.