Haematological reference intervals of the South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus terrificus, Laurenti, 1768) in captivity

Comparative Haematology International

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-112

  Troiano, J C ^a   Vidal, J C ^a   Gould, J ^b   Gould, E ^b  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b Fundacion de Estudios Biologicos   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Crotalus durissus terrificus; Haematology; Reference parameters; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; NONHUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SNAKE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0030920428     PISSN: 09387714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02652577     Document Type: Article

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