Testicular Neoplasms and Other Abnormalities in Common Carp Cyprinus carpio from the Lower Colorado River, United States
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Year Collected | Length Millimeters | Age Years | Sample Number | Gonad Stage | Observations |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | 467 | 35 | 320-2 | 4 | MA 1 |
2003 | 500 | 42 | 320-3 | 3 | Normal |
2003 | 510 | 53 | 320-6 | 3 | MA, Sertoli cell proliferation |
2003 | 575 | 47 | 320-7 | 3 | Normal |
2003 | 525 | 50 | 320-9 | 3 | MA |
2003 | 550 | 39 | 320-10 | 3 | MA |
2003 | 465 | 38 | 320-11 | 3 | MA |
2003 | 590 | 37 | 320-12 | 4 | Sertoli cell proliferation |
2003 | 468 | 44 | 320-15 | 3 | Normal |
2007 | 438 | ND 2 | WBCC-46 | 3 | MA, Sertoli cell proliferation, neoplasia |
2007 | 521 | ND | WBCC-50 | Unknown | MA, neoplasia |
2007 | 442 | ND | WBCC-52 | 3 | MA, intersex |
2007 | 471 | ND | WBCC-57 | Unknown | Neoplasia |
2007 | 442 | ND | WBCC-66 | 3 | MA, Sertoli cell proliferation |
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Blazer, V.S.; Goodbred, S.L.; Walsh, H.L.; Wichman, D.; Johnson, D.; Patiño, R. Testicular Neoplasms and Other Abnormalities in Common Carp Cyprinus carpio from the Lower Colorado River, United States. Animals 2025, 15, 2887. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15192887
Blazer VS, Goodbred SL, Walsh HL, Wichman D, Johnson D, Patiño R. Testicular Neoplasms and Other Abnormalities in Common Carp Cyprinus carpio from the Lower Colorado River, United States. Animals. 2025; 15(19):2887. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15192887
Chicago/Turabian StyleBlazer, Vicki S., Steven L. Goodbred, Heather L. Walsh, Dylan Wichman, Darren Johnson, and Reynaldo Patiño. 2025. "Testicular Neoplasms and Other Abnormalities in Common Carp Cyprinus carpio from the Lower Colorado River, United States" Animals 15, no. 19: 2887. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15192887
APA StyleBlazer, V. S., Goodbred, S. L., Walsh, H. L., Wichman, D., Johnson, D., & Patiño, R. (2025). Testicular Neoplasms and Other Abnormalities in Common Carp Cyprinus carpio from the Lower Colorado River, United States. Animals, 15(19), 2887. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15192887