Reference Hematologic and Plasma Chemistry Values of Brown Tree Snakes (Boiga irregularis)

Reference hematologic and plasma chemistry values were determined from 103 blood samples collected from 53 clinically healthy brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis). Female snakes had significantly higher mean plasma values for total solids, total protein, calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), uric acid, and...

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Published in:Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 1999-12, Vol.30 (4), p.516-520
Main Authors: Lamirande, Elaine W., Bratthauer, Ann D., Fischer, Donna C., Nichols, Donald K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Blood
Blood Chemical Analysis - veterinary
Blood plasma
Colubridae - blood
Female
Hematocrit
Hematologic Tests - veterinary
Hematology
Male
Monocytes
Plasma chemistry
Reference Values
Snakes
Statistical discrepancies
Tree snakes
Zoos
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Summary:Reference hematologic and plasma chemistry values were determined from 103 blood samples collected from 53 clinically healthy brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis). Female snakes had significantly higher mean plasma values for total solids, total protein, calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), uric acid, and blood monocyte percentage than did males, whereas males had significantly higher mean plasma fibrinogen values. The variances for hematocrit, monocyte percentage, azurophil percentage, plasma total solids, plasma total protein, albumin, Ca, and P also differed significantly between sexes. The higher mean values and greater variances for plasma total protein, plasma total solids, Ca, and P in the female snakes were probably associated with yolk synthesis and accumulation.
ISSN:1042-7260
1937-2825