Páll S. Leifsson

Páll S. Leifsson

Associate Professor

Member of:


    1. Published

      An experimental porcine model of acute staphylococcus aureus septicaemia

      Leifsson, Páll S., Nielsen, O. L., Iburg, T., Agerholm, Jørgen Steen, Aalbæk, Bent, Jensen, Asger Lundorff & Jensen, Henrik Elvang, 2007. 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterResearch

    2. Published

      Distribution and histopathological changes induced by cysts of Taenia solium in the brain of pigs from Tanzania

      Mkupasi, E. M., Ngowi, H. A., Sikasunge, C. S., Leifsson, Páll S. & Johansen, M. V., 2015, In: Journal of Helminthology. 89, 5, p. 559-564 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. Published

      Efficacy of ivermectin and oxfendazole against Taenia solium cysticercosis and other parasitoses in naturally infected pigs

      Mkupasi, E. M., Ngowi, H. A., Sikasunge, C. S., Leifsson, Páll S. & Johansen, M. V., 2013, In: Acta Tropica. 128, 1, p. 48-53 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    4. Published

      Detection of cysteine protease in Taenia solium-induced brain granulomas in naturally infected pigs

      Mkupasi, E. M., Sikasunge, C. S., Ngowi, H. A., Leifsson, Páll S. & Johansen, M. V., 2013, In: Veterinary Parasitology. 197, 1-2, p. 360-363 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    5. Published

      Histomorphological and immunohistochemical characteristics of bovine peripheral nerve sheath tumours

      Nielsen, A. B., Jensen, Henrik Elvang & Leifsson, Páll S., 2010, In: Journal of Comparative Pathology. 143, 4, 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearch

    6. Published

      Histomorphological and immunohistochemical characteristics of bovine peripheral nerve sheath tumours

      Nielsen, A. B., Jensen, Henrik Elvang & Leifsson, Páll S., 2010. 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

    7. Published

      Immunoreactivity of bovine schwannomas

      Nielsen, A. B., Jansen, E. C., Leifsson, Páll S. & Jensen, Henrik Elvang, 2007, In: Journal of Comparative Pathology. 137, 4, p. 224-230 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    8. Published

      Histopathological and Immunohistochemical Characteristics of Bovine Schwannomas

      Nielsen, A. B., Jansen, E. C., Leifsson, Páll S. & Jensen, Henrik Elvang, 2008. 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

    9. Published

      Immunohistochemical characterization of bovine adrenal gland tumors

      Nielsen, A. B., Leifsson, Páll S., Vainer, B., Jensen, Henrik Elvang & Iburg, T. M., 7 Sep 2011.

      Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

    10. Published

      Immunohistochemistry for 2',3'-cyclic nucleotide-3'-phosphohydrolase in 63 bovine peripheral nerve sheath tumors

      Nielsen, A. B., Jensen, Henrik Elvang & Leifsson, Páll S., 2011, In: Veterinary Pathology. 48, 4, p. 796-802 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    11. Published

      Anti-human serum amyloid P component (SAP) antibody for the immunohistochemical diagnosis of amyloidosis in ruminants

      Nielsen, O., Hartig, W. & Leifsson, Páll S., 2004. 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearch

    12. Published

      Cytokine and acute phase protein mRNA expression in liver tissue from pigs with severe sepsis caused by intravenous inoculation of Staphylococcus aureus

      Nielsen, O. L., Olsen, H. G., Iburg, T. M., Jensen, Henrik Elvang, Leifsson, Páll S., Agerholm, Jørgen Steen, Kjelgaard-Hansen, M., Wiinberg, B., Aalbæk, Bent, Heegaard, P. M. H. & Skovgaard, K., 2010. 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterResearch

    13. Published

      A pig model of acute Staphylococcus aureus induced pyemia

      Nielsen, O. L., Iburg, T. M., Aalbæk, Bent, Leifsson, Páll S., Agerholm, Jørgen Steen, Heegaard, P. M. H., Boye, M., Simon, S., Jensen, K. B., Christensen, S., Melsen, K., Bak, A. K., Backman, E. R., Jørgensen, M. H., Groegler, D., Jensen, Asger Lundorff, Kjelgaard-Hansen, M. & Jensen, Henrik Elvang, 2009, In: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica (Online Edition). 51, 14, 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    14. Published

      Comparison of autologous 111In-leukocytes, 18F-FDG, 11C-methionine, 11C-PK11195 and 68Ga-citrate for diagnostic nuclear imaging in a juvenile porcine haematogenous Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis model

      Nielsen, O. L., Afzelius, P., Bender, D., Schønheyder, H. C., Leifsson, Páll S., Nielsen, K. M., Larsen, J. O., Jensen, S. B. & Alstrup, A. K. O., 2015, In: American Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 5, 2, p. 169-182 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    15. Published

      Cytokine and acute phase protein mRNA expression in liver tissue from pigs with severe sepsis caused by intravenous inoculation of Staphylococcus aureus

      Nielsen, O. L., Olsen, H. G., Iburg, T. M., Jensen, Henrik Elvang, Leifsson, Páll S., Agerholm, Jørgen Steen, Kjelgaard-Hansen, M., Wiinberg, B., Aalbæk, Bent, Heegaard, P. M. H. & Skovgaard, K., 2010.

      Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

    16. Published

      Comparison of autologous In-leukocytes, F-FDG, C-methionine, C-PK11195 and Ga-citrate for diagnostic nuclear imaging in a juvenile porcine haematogenous Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis model

      Nielsen, O. L., Afzelius, P., Bender, D., Schønheyder, H., Leifsson, Páll S., Nielsen, K. M., Larsen, J. O., Jensen, S. B. & Olsen Alstrup, A. K., 2014.

      Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceCommunication

    17. Published

      Population dynamics and host reactions in young foxes following experimental infection with the minute intestinal fluke, Haplorchis pumilio

      Nissen, S., Thamsborg, Stig Milan, Kania, Per, Leifsson, Páll S., Dalsgaard, Anders & Johansen, M. V., 2013, In: Parasites & Vectors. 6, 1, 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    18. Published

      Comparison of heavy metals, parasites and histopathology in sculpins (Myoxocephalus spp.) from two sites at a lead-zinc mine in North East Greenland

      Nørregaard, R. D., Dang, M., Bach, L., Geertz-Hansen, O., Gustavson, K., Aastrup, P., Leifsson, Páll S., Søndergaard, J., Nowak, B. & Sonne, C., Aug 2018, In: Environmental Research. 165, p. 306-316 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    19. Published

      Element concentrations, histology and serum biochemistry of arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and shorthorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) in northwest Greenland

      Nørregaard, R. D., Bach, L., Geertz-Hansen, O., Nabe-Nielsen, J., Nowak, B., Jantawongsri, K., Dang, M., Søndergaard, J., Leifsson, Páll S., Jenssen, B. M., Ciesielski, T. M., Arukwe, A. & Sonne, C., 2022, In: Environmental Research. 208, 10 p., 112742.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    20. Published

      Gene expression patterns in multiple organs in experimentally induced Staphylococcus aureus sepsis in pigs

      Olsen, H. G., Rasmussen, Morten Arendt, Skovgaard, K., Leifsson, Páll S., Jensen, Henrik Elvang, Heegaard, P., Skovgaard, I., Kjeldgaard-Hansen, M. & Nielsen, O. L., 2013. 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

    21. Published

      Organization and biology of the porcine serum amyloid A (SAA) gene cluster: isoform specific responses to bacterial infection

      Olsen, H. G., Skovgaard, K., Nielsen, O. L., Leifsson, Páll S., Jensen, Henrik Elvang, Iburg, T. M. & Heegaard, P. M. H., 2013, In: P L o S One. 8, 10, 7 p., e76695.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    22. Published

      Modelling severe Staphylococcus aureus sepsis in conscious pigs: are implications for animal welfare justified?

      Olsen, H. G., Kjeldgaard-Hansen, M., Tveden-Nyborg, Pernille, Birck, M. M., Hammelev, Karsten Pharao, Vegge, A., Aalbæk, Bent, Leifsson, Páll S., Jensen, Henrik Elvang, Iburg, T., Heegaard, P. M. H. & Nielsen, O. L., 2016, In: BMC Research Notes. 9, p. 1-10 10 p., 99.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. Published

      Gene expression patterns in multiple organs in experimentally induced Staphylococcus aureus sepsis in pigs

      Olsen, H. G., Rasmussen, Morten Arendt, Skovgaard, K., Leifsson, Páll S., Jensen, Henrik Elvang, Heegaard, P., Skovgaard, I., Kjeldgaard-Hansen, M. & Nielsen, O. L., 2013. 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterResearch

    24. Published

      Organization and biology of the porcine serum amyloid A (SAA) gene cluster - Isoform specific responses to bacterial infection

      Olsen, H. G., Skovgaard, K., Nielsen, O. L., Leifsson, Páll S., Jensen, Henrik Elvang, Iburg, T. M. & Heegaard, P. M. H., 2013.

      Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterCommunication

    25. Published

      Non-strangulating intestinal infarctions associated with Strongylus vulgaris: Clinical presentation and outcome

      Pihl, Tina, K. Nielsen, M., Olsen, Susanne Nautrup, Leifsson, Páll S. & Jacobsen, Stine, 2016. 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterResearchpeer-review

    26. Published

      Nonstrangulating intestinal infarctions associated with Strongylus vulgaris : Clinical presentation and treatment outcomes of 30 horses (2008-2016)

      Pihl, Tina, Nielsen, M. K., Olsen, Susanne Nautrup, Leifsson, Páll S. & Jacobsen, Stine, 2018, In: Equine Veterinary Journal. 50, 4, p. 474-480

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    27. Published

      Safety pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacokinetic assesment of human Gc globulin (vitamin d binding protein)

      Pihl, Tina, Jørgensen, C. S., Santoni Rugiu, Eric, Leifsson, Páll S., Hansen, E. W., Laursen, I. & Houen, G., 2010, In: Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 107, 5, p. 853-860 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    28. Published

      Non-strangulating intestinal infarctions associated with Strongylus vulgaris: Clinical presentation and treatment outcomes of 30 horses (2008-2016)

      Pihl, Tina, Jacobsen, Stine, Olsen, Susanne Nautrup, Leifsson, Páll S. & Krarup Nielsen, M., 2017, In: Equine Veterinary Journal. 29, S8, p. 36

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    29. Published

      Migratory pattern of zoonotic Toxocara cati and T. canis in experimentally infected pigs

      Poulsen, C. S., Yoshida, A., Wellbrant, T. T., Leifsson, Páll S., Skallerup, P., Thamsborg, Stig Milan & Nejsum, P., 2024, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 43, p. 587-596 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    30. Published

      Differentiating Strongylus vulgaris-associated, non-strangulating intestinal infarctions from idiopathic peritonitis and acute colitis in horses

      Poulsen, L., Henriksson, F. V., Dahl, M., Honoré, M. L., Olsen, Susanne Nautrup, Leifsson, Páll S., Stærk-Østergaard, J., Jacobsen, Stine & Pihl, Tina, 2023, In: Veterinary Record. 192, 3, e2538.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    31. Published

      Novel papillomavirus isolated from the oral mucosa of a polar bear does not cluster with other papillomaviruses of carnivores

      Rector, A., Bertelsen, M. F., Leifsson, Páll S., Stevens, H. & Van Ranst, M., 2006. 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterResearch

    32. Published

      Fatal elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus-1 and -4 co-infection in a juvenile Asian elephant in Europe

      Seilern-Moy, K., Bertelsen, Mads Frost, Leifsson, Páll S., Perrin, K. L., Haycock, J. & Dastjerdi, A., Apr 2016, In: JMM Case Reports. 3, 2, 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    33. Published

      The immune response in Taenia solium neurosysticercosis in pigs is associated with astroglisis, axonal degeneration and altered blood-brain barrier permeability

      Sikasunge, C. S., Johansen, M. V., Phiri, I. K., Willingham Iii, A. L. & Leifsson, Páll S., 2009, In: Veterinary Parasitology. 160, 3-4, p. 242-250 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    34. Published

      Taenia solium porcine cysticercosis: viability of cysticerci and persistency of antibodies and cysticercal antigens after treatment with oxfendazole

      Sikasunge, C. S., Johansen, M. V., Willingham Iii, A. L., Leifsson, Páll S. & Phiri, I. K., 2008, In: Veterinary Parasitology. 158, 1-2, p. 57-66 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    35. Published

      Host-cell apoptosis in Taenia solium-induced brain granulomas in naturally infected pigs

      Sikasunge, C. S., Phiri, I. K., Johansen, M. V., Willingham Iii, A. L. & Leifsson, Páll S., 2008, In: Parasitology. 135, 10, p. 1237-1242 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    36. Published

      Segmental arterial mediolysis with mesangial cell hyperplasia: A review with supplementary comments concerning its pathogenesis

      Slavin, R. E. & Leifsson, Páll S., 2017, In: Interventional Cardiology. 9, 4, p. 181–190

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    37. Published

      Enlarged clitoris in wild polar bears (Ursus maritimus) can be misdiagnosed as pseudohermaphroditism

      Sonne, C., Leifsson, Páll S., Dietz, R., Born, E. W., Letcher, R. J., Kirkegaard, M., Muir, D. C. G., Andersen, L. W., Riget, F. F. & Hyldstrup, L., 2005, In: Science of the Total Environment. 337, 1-3, p. 45-58 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    38. Published

      Evaluation of the use of common sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius) organ histology as bioindicator for element exposure in the fjord of the mining area Maarmorilik, West Greenland

      Sonne, C., Bach, L., Søndergaard, J., Riget, F. F., Dietz, R., Mosbech, A., Leifsson, Páll S. & Gustavson, K., 2014, In: Environmental Research. 133, p. 304-311 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    39. Published

      Temporal monitoring of liver and kidney lesions in contaminated East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) during 1999-2010

      Sonne, C., Letcher, R. J., Leifsson, Páll S., Riget, F. F., Bechshøft, T. Ø., Bossi, R., Asmund, G. & Dietz, R., 2012, In: Environment International. 48, p. 143-149 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    40. Published

      Xenoendocrine pollutants may reduce size of sexual organs in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

      Sonne, C., Leifsson, Páll S., Dietz, R., Born, E. W., Letcher, R. J., Hyldstrup, L., Riget, F. F., Kirkegaard, M. & Muir, D. C. G., 2006, In: Environmental Science & Technology (Washington). 40, 18, p. 5668-5674 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    41. Published

      A screening of liver, kidney, and thyroid gland morphology in organochlorine-contaminated glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) from Svalbard

      Sonne, C., Mæhre, S. A. B., Sagerup, K., Harju, M., Heimstad, E. S., Leifsson, Páll S., Dietz, R. & Gabrielsen, G. W., 2013, In: Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry. 95, 1, p. 172-186 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    42. Published

      Tissue healing in two harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) following long-term satellite transmitter attachment

      Sonne, C., Teilmann, J., Wright, A. J., Dietz, R. & Leifsson, Páll S., 2012, In: Marine Mammal Science. 28, 3, p. E316-E324 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    43. Published

      Are organohalogen contaminants a cofactor in the development of renal lesions in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus)?

      Sonne, C., Dietz, R., Leifsson, Páll S., Born, E. W., Kirkegaard, M., Letcher, R. J., Muir, D. C. G., Riget, F. F. & Hylstrup, L., 2006, In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 25, 6, p. 1551-1557 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    44. Published

      Renal lesions in Greenland sledge dogs (Canis familiaris) exposed to a natural dietary cocktail of persistent organic pollutants

      Sonne, C., Leifsson, Páll S., Dietz, R., Kirkegaard, M., Møller, P., Jensen, Asger Lundorff, Letcher, R. J. & Shahmiri, S., 2007, In: Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry. 89, 3, p. 563-576 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    45. Published

      Liver and renal lesions in mercury-contaminated narwhals (Monodon monoceros) from North West Greenland

      Sonne, C., Leifsson, Páll S. & Dietz, R., 2013, In: Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry. 95, 3, p. 515-528 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    46. Published

      Organochlorine-induced histopathology in kidney and liver tissue from Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)

      Sonne, C., Wolkers, H., Leifsson, Páll S., Jenssen, B. M., Fuglei, E., Ahlstrøm, Ø., Dietz, R., Kirkegaard, M., Muir, D. C. G. & Jørgensen, E., 2008, In: Chemosphere. 71, 7, p. 1214-1224 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    47. Published

      Do organohalogen contaminants contribute to histopathology in liver from East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus)?

      Sonne, C., Dietz, R., Leifsson, Páll S., Born, E. W., Letcher, R. J., Kirkegaard, M., Muir, D. C. G., Riget, F. F. & Hyldstrup, L., 2005, In: Environmental Health Perspectives. 113, 11, p. 1569-1574 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    48. Published

      Liver and renal histopathology of north atlantic long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) contaminated with heavy metals and organochlorine compounds

      Sonne, C., Dam, M., Leifsson, Páll S. & Dietz, R., 2010, In: Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry. 92, 5, p. 969-985 17 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    49. Published

      Is there a link between hypospadias and organochlorine exposure in East Greenland sledge dogs (Canis familiaris)?

      Sonne, C., Dietz, R., Born, E. W., Leifsson, Páll S. & Andersen, S., 2008, In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 69, 3, p. 391-395 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    50. Published

      Spatial and temporal variation in size of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sexual organs and its use in pollution and climate change studies

      Sonne, C., Dietz, R., Born, E. W., Riget, F. F., Leifsson, Páll S., Bechshøft, T. Ø. & Kirkegaard, M., 2007, In: Science of the Total Environment. 387, 1-3, p. 237-246 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    ID: 4240207