Hematological parameters in two neotropical freshwater teleost, Leporinus macrocephalus (Anostomidae) and Prochilodus lineatus (Prochilodontidae)
Contribuinte(s) |
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
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Data(s) |
20/05/2014
20/05/2014
01/07/2008
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Resumo |
Leporinus macrocephalus is a non-migratory omnivore fish which occurs in waters with a relatively high oxygen rate. Prochilodus lineatus is a migratory fish that inhabits deoxygenated hypolimnion and feeds on detritus material. Red blood cell, thrombocytes and white blood cell counts, hematocrit and hemoglobin, serum electrolytes (sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium and chloride), metabolic products (total serum protein and plasma glucose) and blood cells major axis length for L. macrocephalus and P. lineatus were compared. White blood cell counts for both species indicated a similar activity of the immune functions. The concentration of total protein, sodium, calcium, magnesium and chloride, MCV, as well as red blood cells, monocytes, and thrombocytes size in L. macrocephalus were higher than in P. lineatus. However, P. lineatus had higher red blood cell counts, hematocrit and hemoglobin, which reflects a considerable adaptation to survive in an environment with low levels of oxygen. |
Formato |
96-101 |
Identificador |
http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/6751 Bioscience Journal. Uberlandia: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU), v. 24, n. 3, p. 96-101, 2008. 1516-3725 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/3034 WOS:000266648800015 WOS000266648800015.pdf |
Idioma(s) |
eng |
Publicador |
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU) |
Relação |
Bioscience Journal |
Direitos |
openAccess |
Palavras-Chave | #Blood #Leukocytes #Metabolism #freshwater fish #Hematology #Leporinus macrocephalus #Prochilodus lineatus |
Tipo |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |