background: recently there is a high tendency among exotic pet owners for keeping hedgehogs. this mammal can transfer some significant zoonotic patho-gens to human. hence, the present study was conducted for the first time to pre-pare a list of helminth parasites of hedgehogs ( erinaceus concolor ) in north of iran. methods: ten (four males and six females) road killed hedgehogs were collected ...

The objective of the research was to study histological peculiarities spleen structure East European hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor Linnaeus, 1758) in postnatal ontogenesis. For our investigation, 5 animals each age group were selected; so 20 hedgehogs studied order determine extramedullary hematopoiesis. Terminology described structures used compliance with International Histological Nomenclatur...

Objective- The aim of this study was preparing detailed anatomic images of the thoracic cavity of the southern white-breasted hedgehog using the non-invasive computed tomography (CT) technique.Design- Descriptive study.Animals- Five southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor) which is a species native to the Middle East, Anatolia, Transcaucasia, and Iran. Since some people...

BACKGROUND Recently there is a high tendency among exotic pet owners for keeping hedgehogs. This mammal can transfer some significant zoonotic pathogens to human. Hence, the present study was conducted for the first time to prepare a list of helminth parasites of hedgehogs (Erinaceus concolor) in North of Iran. METHODS Ten (four males and six females) road killed hedgehogs were collected duri...

background : hedgehogs are small, nocturnal mammals which become popular in the world and have important role in transmission of zoonotic agents. thus, the present study aimed to survey ectoparasite infestation from april 2010 to december 2011 in urban and suburban parts of urmia and tabriz cities, northwest of iran. methods : a total number of 84 hedgehogs (40 females and 44 males) were examin...

Mushrooms are considered as nutritionally functional foods and source of physiologically beneficial medicines. Hericium erinaceus, also known as Lion's Mane Mushroom or Hedgehog Mushroom, is an edible fungus, which has a long history of usage in traditional Chinese medicine. This mushroom is rich in some physiologically important components, especially β-glucan polysaccharides, which are respon...

We sequenced and characterized the complete mitogenome (KX964606) of the Amur hedgehog Erinaceus amurensis to provide more data for comparative mitogenomics of the genus Erinaceus (Erinaceidae). The mitogenome of E. amurensis is a circular molecule 16,941 bp long, consisting of a control region and a conserved set of 37 genes containing 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, and two rRNA genes...