Development and application of biochemical and haematological reference intervals to identify unhealthy green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas)

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-304

  Flint, Mark ^a   Morton, John M ^a   Limpus, Colin J ^a,b   Patterson Kane, Janet C ^c   Murray, Peter J ^a   Mills, Paul C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood; Chelonia; Diagnosis; Health; Reference intervals; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; GLOBULIN; GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BARNACLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHELONIA MYDAS; FEMALE; MALE; MATURITY; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TURTLE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASES; BLOOD; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BODY SIZE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; RISK FACTOR; VETERINARY;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIA (GENUS); CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIBIA TESTUDINARIA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES; THORACICA;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; THORACICA; TURTLES;

EID: 77955269146     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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