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Comparative haematology and chemistry of endangered lizards ( Gallotia species) in the Canary Islands A. Martinez Silvestre, M. A. Rodriguez Dominguez, J. A. Mateo, et al. Veterinary Record 2004 155: 266-269
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PAPE'IRS
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ARTI 1(11S
Comparative chemistry species)
MARTI'NEZ
A.
MARCO, S.
of
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haemato log endang ered
te
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SILVESTRE, M. A.
LAW4N,
and lizards
(Gaiotia
Islands
RODRI'GUEz Doml'NGUEZ,
J. A.
MATEO, J. PASTOR,
R. CUENCA
Blood samples were taken from the ventral coccygeal vein of 15 El Hierro giant lizards (Gallotia simonyi) (seven females and eight males), six La Gomera giant lizards (Gallotia bravoana) (four males and two females) and four Tenerife giant lizards (Gallotia intermedia) (two males and two females), and 31 blood parameters were measured. Among the haematological parameters there were significant differences between the three species in heterophils, azurophils and lymphocytes, but no significant differences in red blood cell count, white blood cell count, haemoglobin, packed-cell volume, monocytes, eosinophils and basophils. in terms of blood chemistry there were significant differences between the three species in cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, sodium, chloride, urea, uric acid, total proteins, prealbumin, albumin and gamma globulins, but no significant differences in calcium, potassium, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, creatine kinase, bile acids, alpha-i and alpha-2 globulins and beta globulins.
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tueC atlimnali. 'I'lie La Gam,iciiita giant lizard ii c1eathy ditlicinliatcd iiriim the aboi tii0 S pCCICi hUt iti NSCiCIitiiic CaklSS1at,iotlOi Ii ntIItCICar; it liai beet iii Iw lie tiamie Ganlt//t b/r/iit/a i/i/i thec basisi (if the ( ode oti /Zitlogic.al Notiient.clatLIl- e Noga,lci aiid othcirt 200li . It OCt.LIpici aI itiiall IAlalitt ill theC iSnli ii\CSOii L i(itiiei"'a ndlicihatin citimiiatcd ptiputlatiotiocit o ninCiioic iti ~10 iiidiViCidnli. 'I ieiC ICCOuVcrV plan titheI tiCSpCCICi iticlndiCS aI taip o
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le'iietitef, dt.iiing a c1iiicl ctintlCO I-0til ICatIccLtit.t InI teC iprii1g tii 21)1) I. 1 liCi \VCi/ec 3 licldUi F11 cIIriCO 1izai cli( C ight Iiialei ItIt.l tii ti emialIcs and ft`0iti adUlt eiieIIC-tc lizarcls Itwo iiialci atic twic tctialci). Ihli animanli i/et_C Ct/Ip/t/ICd Iti (it.1 a iieiis otifch Canar Islaiids) ipec.iticalli romi iblatatj cliff tint II crir, \Valle Grati Rex oii La C ,itiicir, IitdI CIIci ittii o n/cIciteilf. All tlie hItdi-cis e\TCc kept iti lait/i / tid In cidentical cotidititiii licttitc // tedi rego,arly tIn a the bloodi salilplcs i/Cric lake/i. Ihc wcici dliet ot frt.tilt, iCegehablci andi( Clcidcmic pianiti Ititoii theitIciirepec. tIvi Islandi, Sitppleiiiciitcc.i wiithi ci-ickcti, gitint mtaewori liii ati/id tiCLstis, auicl xivitcrt iwais avlble tid libitt.1lli OI lit ai/id oitheri 19991. Ilici i/etc mainti/iiicd til a uiatLct alpli0titt pcriciodf 141 L/-ic/il(ight auid II i(1(tt i cditI-kneiics.Thecdai\tillie al/u telilpelatlciIatiI-S11lgcd fti/li 23 Iti -311(itl theC terraiiMiSii
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silir-1:411r,1011717M morllrlIIL4 Parameter RBC (X 1012/litre) Haemoglobin (g/litre) Pcv (litre/litre) MCV (fl) MCH (pg) MCHC (g/litre) WBC (X 109/litre) Thrombocytes (x 109/litre) Differential leucocyte count Lymphocytes (x 109/litre) Monocytes (x 109/litre) Azurophils (x 109/litre) Heterophils (x 109/litre) Eosinophils (x 109/litre) Basophils (x 109/litre)
Gallotia bravoana (n=6)
Gollotio intermedic (n=4)
Gollotia simonyi
0.954 (0.26) 62-5 (9.2) 0-30 (0-05) 318 (46.9) 67.6 (10.9) 211 (10.8)b 8 00 (2.28) 40-7 (2.21)
0 925 (0.17) 73-5 (7.3) 0-34 (0-04) 377 (57.6)c 80 6 (8.73) 216 (27.8) 6 50 (1.73) 27.6 (5.84)
1 081 (0.26) 73-2 (12.1) 031 (0.04) 290 (40.5) 70 4 (8.76) 239 (19.9) 6-00 (2.29) 19 4 (4.91)
0-68 0 21 1 70 4.67 0-17 0-56
(0.36)a (0.17) (1.15)a (1.88)b
1 47 0-15 0 39 3-26 0.19 1 03
(01 1) (0.47)
(n=9)
(0.44) (0.09) (0.1 1)c (1.53) (0.17) (0.22)
0-82 0 096 1 27 2 34 0 22 1.23
(0.47) (0.082) (0.74) (1.02) (0.24) (1.25)
Significant differences (P
