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Myofibrillar Myopathy with Desmin accumulation in a young Australian Shepherd dog.
G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD; Veronique Sammut DVM;
Saschiko Homma PhD; Shinichi Takayama MD, PhD and Andrew P. Mizisin, PhD.

Canine Inflammatory Myopathy:
Analysis of Cellular Infiltrates

Marti Pumarola, DVM, PhD;
Peter F Moore, DVM, PhD and G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD.

Inherited Polyneuropathy in Leonberger Dogs: A Mixed or Intermediate Form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease?
G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD; Michael Podell, DVM, MSc; Luc Poncelet, DVM, PhD; Scott Schatzberg, DVM, PhD; Edward Patterson, DVM; Henry C. Powell, MD, DSc and Andrew P. Mizisin, PhD.

Neurological Complications Associated with Spontaneously Occurring Feline Diabetes Mellitus
Andrew P. Mizisin, PhD; G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD; Monica L. Burgers, BS; Henry C. Powell, MD, DSc and Paul A. Cuddon, BVSc

Dystrophin-deficient muscular dystrophy in a Labrador Retriever
Robert L. Bergman, DVM; Karen D. Inzana, DVM, PhD; William E. Monroe, DVM, MS; Linda G. Shell, DVM; Ling A. Liu, PhD; Eva Engvall, PhD; Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD

Spontaneous remission in canine myasthenia gravis: Implications for assessing human MG therapies
G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD; and Jon M. Lindstrom, PhD

Laminin α (merosin) - deficient muscular dystrophy and demyelinating neuropathy in two cats
Dennis P. O'Brien, Gayle C. Johnson, Ling A. Liu, Ling T. Guo, Eva Engvall, Henry C. Powell, and G. Diane Shelton

Muscular dystrophy in female dogs
G. Diane Shelton, Ling A. Liu, Ling T. Guo, Gail K. Smith, Jeffery S. Christiansen, William B. Thomas, Mary O. Smith, Karen L. Kline, Philip A. March, Thomas Flegel, and Eva Engvall

Titin and ryanodine receptor autoantibodies in dogs with thymoma and late-onset myasthenia gravis
G. Diane Shelton, Geir O. Skeie, Philip H. Kass, and Johan A. Aarli

Extraocular muscle myositis and restrictive strabismus in 10 dogs
Ingrid Allgoewer, Michael Blair, Tony Basher, Michael Davidson, Holly Hamilton, Claudia Jandeck, Daniel Ward, Joe Wolfer, and G. Diane Shelton

Hypertrophic muscular dystrophy in a young dog
Carol A. Wetterman, MSN, DVM; Kenneth R. Harkin, DVM, DACVIM; Walter C Cash, DVM, PhD; Jerome C. Nietfield, DVM, PhD, DACVP; G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD

Malonic aciduria in Maltese dogs: Normal methylmalonic acid concentrations and malonyl-CoA decarboxylase activity in fibroblasts
D.P. O'Brien, B.A. Barshop, K.K. Faunt, G.C. Johnson, K.M. Gibson, G. Diane Shelton

Risk factors for acquired myasthenia gravis in cats: 105 cases (1986 - 1998)
G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD, DACVIM; Mindy Ho, BS; Philip H. Kass, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

Acquired myasthenia gravis: What we have learned from experimental and spontaneous animal models
G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD

Inherited predisposition to myasthenia gravis in Newfoundlands
David Lipsitz, DVM, DACVIM; Jennifer L. Berry, DVM; G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

Sensory polyganglioradiculoneuritis in a dog
Cheryl L. Chrisman, DVM, MS, EdS; Simon R.Platt, BVM&S, MRCVS;
A.M.S. Chandra, BVSc, PhD; Alexander deLahunta, DVM, PhD; G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD

Mast cell-associated Renaut bodies in the peroneal nerve of a dog with a history of mastocytosis
Kevin C. Dines, G. Diane Shelton, Tim Schneider, and Henry C. Powell

Lipid storage myopathy in a Cocker Spaniel
S.R. Platt, C.L. Chrisman, and G.D. Shelton

Necrotizing myopathy induced by overexpression of interferon-g in transgenic mice
G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD; Nigel A. Calcutt, PhD; Robert S. Garrett, MS;
Danling Gu, PhD; Nora Sarvetnick, PhD; W. Marie Campana, PhD;
and Henry C. Powell, MD, DSc

Changes in rectal temperature and hematologic, biochemical, blood gas, and acid-base values in healthy Labrador Retrievers before and after strenuous exercise
Cary L. Matwichuk, DVM, MVSc; Susan M. Taylor, DVM; Cindy L. Shmon, DVM, DVSc;
Philip H. Kass, DVM, PhD; and G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD

Nemaline rods in canine myopathies: 4 case reports and literature review
Agnes J. Delauche, Paul A. Cuddon, Michael Podell, Kim Devoe, Henry C. Powell,
and G. Diane Shelton

Myelin splitting, Schwann cell injury and demyelination in feline diabetic neuropathy
Andrew P. Mizisin, G. Diane Shelton, Susan Wagner, Clare Rusbridge, and Henry Powell

Feline immunodeficiency virus associated myopathy in the adult cat
Michael Podell, MSc, DVM; Esther Chen, BS; and G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD

Myasthenia gravis: Lessons from the past 10 years
G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD

Analysis of organic acids, amino acids, and carnitine in dogs with lipid storage myopathy
G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD; William L. Nyhan, MD, PhD; Philip H. Kass, DVM, PhD;
Bruce A. Barshop, MD, PhD; and Richard H. Haas, MA, MB, BChir

Adult-onset motor neuron disease in three cats
G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD; Andrew L. Hopkins, BVSc; Pamela E. Ginn, DVM;
Alexander de Lahunta, DVM, PhD; John F. Cummings, DVM, PhD; F. Clarke Berryman, DVM; Lawrence Hansen, MD

Juvenile-onset distal myopathy in Rottweiler dogs
Stephan M. Hanson, Mary O. Smith, Tom L. Walker, and G. Diane Shelton

Risk factors for acquired myasthenia gravis in dogs: 1,154 cases (1991-1995)
G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD; Alan Schule, BS; Philip H. Kass, DVM, PhD

Acquired myasthenia gravis: Selective involvement of esophageal, pharyngeal, and facial muscles
G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD; Michael D. Willard, DVM, MS; George H. Cardinet III, DVM, PhD; and Jon Lindstrom, PhD

Canine and human myasthenia gravis autoantibodies recognize similar regions on the acetylcholine receptor
G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD; George H. Cardinet III, DVM, PhD; Jon Lindstrom, PhD

Canine masticatory muscle disorders
G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD; and George H. Cardinet III, DVM, PhD

Masticatory Muscle Myositis: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Caeley Melmed, DVM, DACVIM, G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, Robert Bergman, DVM, DACVIM, Claudia Barton, DVM, DACVIM


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