Gary L. Mason
Associate Professor, Associate Head for PVM and Clinical Service

Phone: 491-5106
Fax: 491-0603
Email: Gary.L.Mason@colostate.edu
Office: 213 Pathology Building
Lab: Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, VTH

 

Degrees

• BS, Colorado State University, 1980
• DVM, Texas A&M University, 1988
• PhD, University of Tennessee, 1999

Board Certifications

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, Anatomic Pathology

Research Interests

• Dr. Mason's interests include investigation of naturally occurring disease in animals with emphasis on diseases of livestock.

Selected Publications

Pub Med for Mason GL.

• D.L. Roeber, K.E. Belk, T.E. Engle, T.G. Field, S.R. Koontz, J.A. Scanga, J.D. Tatum, G.L. Mason, D. Van Metre, F.B. Garry, G.C. Smith. 2003 The effect of vitamin E supplementation on discoloration of injection-site lesions in retail cuts and the greening reaction observed in injection-site lesions in muscles of the chuck. J. Anim. Sci.; 81:1885-1894.
• C.B. Webb, D.C. Twedt, M.J. Fettman, G. Mason. 2003 S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) in a feline acetaminophen model of oxidative injury. J Feline Med Surg; 5:69-75.
• K.A. Keane, G.L. Mason, J.C. DeMartini. 2002 Inhibition of nitric oxide enhances ovine lentivirus replication in monocyte-derived macrophages. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 90(3-4):179-89.
• G.H. Loneragan, P.S. Morley, J.J. Wagner, G.L. Mason, G.S. Yost, M.A. Thoren, T.E. Wittum, T.M. Bray. 2002 Effect of feeding aspirin and supplemental vitamin E on plasma concentrations of 3-methylindole, 3-methylenindolenine concentrations in blood and pulmonary tissues, lung lesions, and growth performance in feedlot cattle. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 63(12):1641-7.
• A.C. Dennison, D.C. Van Metre, R.J. Callan, P. Dinsmore, G.L. Mason, R.P. Ellis. 2002 Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome of Adult Dairy Cattle: 22 cases (1997-2000) Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Asssociation, 221(5):686-9.
• G.H. Loneragan, P.S. Morley, J.J. Wagner, G.L. Mason, G.S. Yost, M.A. Thoren, J. Triantis. 2002 Time-dependent changes in plasma concentrations of 3-methylindole and blood concentrations of 3-methyleneindolenine-adduct in feedlot cattle. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 63:591-597.
• G.H. Loneragan, D.H. Gould, G.L. Mason, F.B. Garry, G.S. Yost, D.G. Miles, B.W. Hoffman, L.J. Mills. 2001 Involvement of microbial respiratory pathogens in acute interstitial pneumonia in feedlot cattle. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 62:1519-1524.
• G.H. Loneragan, D.H. Gould, G.L. Mason, F.B. Garry, G.S. Yost, D.L. Lanza, D.G. Miles, B.W. Hoffman, L.J. Mills. 2001 Association of 3-methyleneindolenine, a toxic metabolite of 3-methylindole, with acute interstitial pneumonia in feedlot cattle. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 62:1525-1530.
• J.S. Johnson, C.P. Hibler, K.M. Tillotson, G.L. Mason. 2001 Radiculomeningomyelitis due to Halicephalobus gingivalis in an Equine. Veterinary Pathology 38:559-561.
• T.L. Leichner, O. Turner, G.L. Mason, G.M. Barrington. 2001 Cutaneous Metastasis of a Mammary Adenocarcinoma in a Llama. Canadian Veterinary
• N.R. Kraipowich, D.L. Morris, G.L. Thompson, G.L. Mason. 2000 Bovine abortions associated with Bacteroides fragilis fetal infection. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 12(4):369-371.
• Mason G, Yang Z, Olchowy T, Jian Z, and Bochsler P.1996 Nitric oxide production and expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in bovine alveolar macrophages. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 53:15-27.
• Bochsler P, Mason G, Olchowy T, and Yang Z.1996 Bacterial lipopolysaccharide stimulated nitric oxide generation is unrelated to concurrent cytotoxicity of bovine alveolar macrophages. Inflammation 20:177-189.
• Yang Z, Mason G, Slauson D, and Bochsler P.1995 Analysis of the CD14 receptor associated with bovine alveolar macrophages. Inflammation 20:99-108.