title: Comparison of the effect of dipotassium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and lithium heparin on hematologic values in the green iguana (Iguana iguana).
abstract: We compared the effects of dipotassium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and lithium heparin on hematologic values of green iguanas (Iguana iguana). Thirty-two privately owned sibling iguanas had blood drawn, and the sample was divided into three components: an EDTA tube, a heparin tube, and a nonanticoagulated blood smear. A full reptilian complete blood count was performed on each anticoagulated sample, and white blood cell (WBC) and leukocyte differential counts were performed on the whole-blood smears. Heparin and EDTA samples differed significantly in absolute values of thrombocytes, WBC, heterophils, and monocytes. The EDTA had no significant effect on the packed cell volume or plasma protein values, and the white blood count and differential counts produced with EDTA were more similar to those of the nonanticoagulated blood smear than were the counts produced with heparin.
authors.affiliation: Exotic Animal, Wildlife, and Zoological Medicine Service, Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-7390, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Hanley
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hernandez-Divers
authors.forename: Shay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: Kenneth S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Latimer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001772:Blood Cell Count / Q000662:veterinary*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000187:drug effects; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary; D006493:Heparin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007076:Iguanas / Q000097:blood*; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D001798:Blood Proteins; D006493:Heparin; D004492:Edetic Acid