Blood parameters of the Eastern Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas) foraging in the Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
The Eastern Pacifc green turtle (EPGT) has been diferentiating from the green turtle and is currently being considered a separate population. In this study, values for hematology and biochemistry of 85 green turtles captured from 2010 to 2014 were analyzed. These animals correspond to a resident f...
| Autores Principales: | Howell, Priscilla, Meneses, Ana, Suárez Esquivel, Marcela, Chaves, Andrea, Chacón, Didiher, Blanco Peña, Kinndle, Meneses Guevara, Ana, Suárez-Esquivel, Marcela |
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| Formato: | Artículo |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer
2023
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http://hdl.handle.net/11056/25288 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-021-03274-5 |
| Sumario: |
The Eastern Pacifc green turtle (EPGT) has been diferentiating from the green turtle and is currently being considered
a separate population. In this study, values for hematology and biochemistry of 85 green turtles captured from 2010 to
2014 were analyzed. These animals correspond to a resident foraging population at Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica. All of them
underwent a physical examination and were deemed apparently healthy. Hematological analyses were done using manual
methods, while seric metabolites were determined with automated and semi-automated spectrophotometry. According to
the curved carapace length (CCL) measurements, the subadult individuals were the most frequent (n=74). The predominant
cells were heterophils, followed by lymphocytes. Basophils were observed in 75% of the slides and in a proportion as high
as 43%. Up to 80 samples were analyzed for the following seric parameters: total protein (2.6–6.2 g/dL), albumin (1–2.7 g/
dL), globulin (1.2–4.1 g/dL), glucose (54–145 mg/dL), cholesterol (58–336 mg/dL), ureic nitrogen (0–12 g/dL), creatinine
(0.1–0.7 mg/dl), phosphorus (3.4–17 mg/dl), calcium (4.9–10.2 mg/dl), magnesium (5.2–12.8 mg/dl), uric acid (0.1–2.8 mg/
dL), triglycerides (14–743 mg/dl), alanine aminotransferase (0–13 U/L), aspartate aminotransferase (82–289 U/L) and seric
alkaline phosphatase (41–1263 U/L). These data can aid health status and conservation programs for the EPGT in this and
nearby, similar locations. |
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