Hematology and blood biochemistry of captive mugger crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 339-347

  Stacy, Brian A ^a   Whitaker, Nikhil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Madras Crocodile Bank Trust   (India)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Crocodilians; Crocodylus palustris; Hematology; Mugger crocodile

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; POTASSIUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGE; ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ZOO ANIMAL;

AGE FACTORS; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FEMALE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; POTASSIUM; REFERENCE VALUES; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0034278748     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0339:HABBOC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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