title: Normal hematologic and serum biochemical values of cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus).
abstract: We obtained whole-blood hematologic and serum biochemical values from 38 captive-bred cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus). Data were analyzed to determine the effect of sex on blood parameters. Significant differences between either the means or medians of male and female tamarins were found for creatinine, hematocrit, hemoglobin, RBC count, and PCV. These results establish baseline hematologic and serum biochemical values and provide a useful resource not previously available in the peer-reviewed literature for the clinical care of cotton-top tamarins, a critically endangered New World primate, in a captive setting.
authors: Animal Health Care Section, National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. shukanet@mail.nih.gov
authors: Evan T
authors: ET
authors: Shukan
authors: Carla Y
authors: CY
authors: Boe
authors: Aimee V
authors: AV
authors: Hasenfus
authors: Bridget A
authors: BA
authors: Pieper
authors: Charles T
authors: CT
authors: Snowdon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012452:Saguinus / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D012737:Sex Factors