title: Hematologic and biochemical reference intervals of free-living Mediterranean pond turtles (Mauremys leprosa).
abstract: Reference intervals of hematologic and biochemical blood profiles were obtained from 56 male and 58 female Mediterranean pond turtles (Mauremys leprosa) captured from the wild in different periods of their annual cycle. Mean (or median in nonnormal distributions) values of leukocyte differential were 53.8% and 58.5% heterophils, 35.3% and 32.6% eosinophils, 6.3% and 5.8% lymphocytes, 4.3% and 2% monocytes, and 0% and 0% basophils in males and females, respectively. Biochemical values did not differ from other chelonians, but values were generally higher in females than in males.
authors.affiliation: Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC. Avda. María Luisa s/n, 41013, Sevilla, Spain. judit@ebd.csic.es
authors.forename: Judit
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hidalgo-Vila
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Díaz-Paniagua
authors.forename: Natividad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pérez-Santigosa
authors.forename: Agustín
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laza
authors.forename: Inés
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Camacho
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Recio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000097:blood; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012621:Seasons; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014426:Turtles / Q000097:blood*