White-nose syndrome initiates a cascade of physiologic disturbances in the hibernating bat host

BMC Physiology - Tập 14 Số 1 - 2014
Michelle L. Verant1, Carol U. Meteyer2, John R. Speakman3, Paul M. Cryan4, Jeffrey M. Lorch1, David S. Blehert2
1Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015 Linden Dr., Madison, Wisconsin, USA
2US Geological Survey – National Wildlife Health Center, 6006 Schroeder Rd., Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
4US Geological Survey – Fort Collins Science Center, 2150 Centre Ave. Building C, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

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