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Year 2015 - Volume 35, Number 1001
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Biochemical serum concentrations of adult male caimans (Melanosuchus niger) in free life, 35(Supl.1):51-55
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ABSTRACT.- Caixeta B.T., Monteiro E.M., Pereira P.V.R. & Santos A.L.Q. 2015. [Biochemical serum concentrations of adult male caimans (Melanosuchus niger) in free life.] Concentrações bioquímicas séricas de jacaré-açú (Melanosuchus niger) machos, adultos de vida livre. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 35(Supl.1):51-55. Laboratório de Ensino e Pesquisa em Animais Silvestres, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Rua Ceará s/n, Bloco 2D, Sala 36, Bairro Umuarama, Uberlândia, MG 38405-315, Brazil. E-mail: brcaixeta@yahoo.com.br
The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) of the Aligatoridae family is considered to be the largest aquatic predator of Continental America. Like all reptiles, the black caiman has special features for energy use to control his body temperature according to climatic variations. These variations can reveal the current metabolic status of the animals, explaining the importance to study such parameters. We determined the biochemical profile of some blood compounds of 12 alligators, weighing 77.66±8.92 kg, as there are: urea (3.41±0.66), albumin (24.85±0.63), total protein (63.83±16.97), uric acid (0.25±0.09), glucose (6.99±0.77), total cholesterol (2.20±0.27), triglycerides (0.58±0.07), TGO (138.83±9.16), and ALT (12.47±2.82. |
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