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Dennis L. Schmitt
Researcher at Missouri State University
Publications - 58
Citations - 1942
Dennis L. Schmitt is an academic researcher from Missouri State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Elephas & Captive elephants. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 55 publications receiving 1596 citations. Previous affiliations of Dennis L. Schmitt include White Oak Conservation.
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Potential Mechanisms for Cancer Resistance in Elephants and Comparative Cellular Response to DNA Damage in Humans
Lisa M. Abegglen,Aleah F. Caulin,Ashley Chan,Kristy Lee,Rosann Robinson,Michael S. Campbell,Wendy K. Kiso,Dennis L. Schmitt,Peter J. Waddell,Srividya Bhaskara,Shane T. Jensen,Carlo C. Maley,Joshua D. Schiffman +12 more
TL;DR: Elephants appeared to have a lower-than-expected rate of cancer, potentially related to multiple copies of TP53, and could represent an evolutionary-based approach for understanding mechanisms related to cancer suppression.
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Novel endotheliotropic herpesviruses fatal for Asian and African elephants.
Laura K. Richman,Richard J. Montali,Richard L. Garber,Melissa A. Kennedy,John Lehnhardt,Thomas B. Hildebrandt,Dennis L. Schmitt,Douglas R. Hardy,Donald J. Alcendor,Gary S. Hayward +9 more
TL;DR: Molecular evidence suggests that the Asian elephant deaths were caused by cross-species infection with a herpesvirus that is naturally latent in, but normally not lethal to, African elephants, and a reciprocal relationship may exist for the African elephant disease.
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Hormone secretion in the asian elephant (Elephas maximus): characterization of ovulatory and anovulatory luteinizing hormone surges.
TL;DR: In the elephant, two distinct LH surges occur 3 wk apart during the nonluteal phase of the estrous cycle, but only the second surge (ovLH) induces ovulation, and there were no clear differences in associated hormone secretory patterns between the anLH and ovLH surge.
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Highly Accurate Antibody Assays for Early and Rapid Detection of Tuberculosis in African and Asian Elephants
Rena Greenwald,Olena Lyashchenko,Javan Esfandiari,Michele A. Miller,Susan K. Mikota,John H. Olsen,Ray L. Ball,Genevieve Dumonceaux,Dennis L. Schmitt,Torsten Moller,Janet B. Payeur,Beth Harris,Denise Sofranko,W. Ray Waters,Konstantin P. Lyashchenko +14 more
TL;DR: Three novel serologic techniques are described, the ElephantTB Stat-Pak kit, multiantigen print immunoassay, and dual-path platform VetTB test, for rapid antibody detection in elephants, which produced robust antibody responses to multiple antigens of M. tuberculosis.
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Ultrasonography of the Urogenital Tract in Elephants (Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus): An Important Tool for Assessing Male Reproductive Function
Thomas B. Hildebrandt,Frank Göritz,Nancy C. Pratt,Janine L. Brown,Richard J. Montali,Dennis L. Schmitt,Guido Fritsch,Robert Hermes +7 more
TL;DR: Although many of these bulls could serve as semen donors for natural mating or artificial insemination, the inconsistent production of good-quality ejaculates raises questions as to the reliability of these individuals to participate in breeding programs.