Temporal effects of 3 commonly used anticoagulants on hematologic and biochemical variables in blood samples from macaws and Burmese pythons

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 383-388

  Harr, Kendal E ^a   Raskin, Rose E ^b   Heard, Darryl J ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant; Bird; Heparin; Macaw; Pre analytical error; Reptile; Sample management

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CITRATE SODIUM; CITRIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; HEPARIN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYSIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; METHODOLOGY; PARROT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SNAKE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; BOIDAE; CALCIUM; CHLORIDES; CITRATES; EDETIC ACID; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HEPARIN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PARROTS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

ARA; AVES; BOVINAE; PSITTACIDAE; PYTHON; PYTHON MOLURUS BIVITTATUS; PYTHONIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 29844458895     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2005.tb00065.x     Document Type: Article

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