Serum and urine biochemical diversity among wild-caught and colony-born Aotus nancymae.
Serum and urine analytes were compared between adult wild-caught and adult colony-born owl monkeys (Aotus nancymae), to determine if normative clinical pathology data were similar. Significant differences (P < or = 0.05) were noted in serum protein, glucose, sodium, urine calcium, calcium clearance, and fractional clearance of calcium between the two groups. The results suggest that reference data for feral owl monkeys is not completely applicable to colony-born animals, however, the differences are too small to be of clinical significance.
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Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Life Sciences Center, Richland, WA 99352.
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Málaga
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Kimsey
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Ragan
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D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D000835:Animals, Wild; D016645:Aotidae / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis; D003404:Creatinine / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000032:analysis; D011188:Potassium / Q000032:analysis; D012016:Reference Values; D012964:Sodium / Q000032:analysis; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
D001786:Blood Glucose; D001798:Blood Proteins; D010758:Phosphorus; D012964:Sodium; D003404:Creatinine; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium