Thirty-five juvenile (mean age 6.3 weeks) and 35 adult (mean age 2.0 years) healthy degus (Octodon degus) were studied to investigate selected haematological and plasma biochemistry parameters. Animals were anaesthetised with isoflurane, and blood was withdrawn from the cranial vena cava. Erythrocyte, haematocrit and neutrophil counts (including the percentage of neutrophils) were significantly higher in the adult degus than in the juveniles. In contrast, the reticulocyte count, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin, number of platelets and percentage of lymphocytes were significantly lower in the adult animals. Total protein and globulin levels were significantly higher in the adult degus. The albumin:globulin ratio and plasma levels of urea nitrogen, cholesterol, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, potassium, total calcium and inorganic phosphorus were significantly lower in adults than in juveniles.
- MeSH
- alanintransaminasa krev MeSH
- alkalická fosfatasa krev MeSH
- aspartátaminotransferasy krev MeSH
- biochemická analýza krve veterinární MeSH
- erytrocytární znaky veterinární MeSH
- hematologické testy veterinární MeSH
- krevní glukóza analýza MeSH
- objem erytrocytu veterinární MeSH
- Octodon krev MeSH
- počet leukocytů veterinární MeSH
- počet lymfocytů veterinární MeSH
- referenční hodnoty MeSH
- sérový albumin MeSH
- stárnutí krev MeSH
- věkové faktory MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
