Blood cell morphometry of wild Gopherus flavomarginatus (Bolson tortoises) in the Chihuahuan desert



Document title: Blood cell morphometry of wild Gopherus flavomarginatus (Bolson tortoises) in the Chihuahuan desert
Journal: Veterinaria México OA
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000438872
ISSN: 2007-5472
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Institutions: 1Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Gómez Palacio, Durango. México
2Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Mérida, Yucatán. México
3Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Campo Experimental Calera, Calera, Zacatecas. México
4Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Bermejillo, Durango. México
Year:
Season: Abr-Jun
Volumen: 7
Number: 2
Country: México
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Descriptivo
English abstract Morphometric characteristics of blood cells were examined in 44 (16 males, 28 females) Bolson tortoises (Gopherus flavomarginatus) in Mapimí, Mexico. Blood samples were drawn from the subcarapacial vein, and smear stains were used to differentiate and measure the diameter and surface area of cells. Mature and polychromatophilic erythrocytes were identified, as well as five types of leukocytes (lymphocytes, heterophils, eosinophils, basophils and monocytes), and thrombocytes. The shape and color of G. flavomarginatus blood cells were similar to those reported for the G. agassizii, and G. polyphemus species. Blood cell sizes fitted related data from other reptile species. The information generated in this study can help monitor the health status of G. flavomarginatus individuals in the wild, thus advancing efforts to protect this endangered species
Disciplines: Medicina veterinaria y zootecnia
Keyword: Medicina veterinaria,
Anfibios y reptiles,
Tortugas,
Gopherus flavomarginatus,
Chelonia,
Células sanguíneas,
Desierto de Chihuahua,
México,
Morfometría
Keyword: Amphibians and reptiles,
Veterinary medicine,
Turtles,
Gopherus flavomarginatus,
Chelonia,
Blood cells,
Chihuahuan desert,
Mexico,
Morphometry
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