title: Toxic and Essential Element Concentrations in Iberian Ibex (Capra pyrenaica) from the Sierra Nevada Natural Park (Spain): Reference Intervals in Whole Blood.
abstract: Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica) blood samples from the Sierra Nevada Natural Park (Spain) were analyzed to establish concentrations of toxic and essential elements. Samples (whole blood from 32 males and 34 females) were taken from wild animals and the concentrations of inorganic elements considered as (1) non-essential and toxic (Pb, Cd and As), (2) essential but potentially toxic (Cu, Zn and Mn) and (3) occasionally beneficial (B, Cr, Al and Ni), as well as (4) essential minerals (Ca, Na, K, P, Mg, S, Co and Fe), were analyzed. The low concentration of Pb and Cd indicated that there is no heavy metal contamination in this geographical area for these elements. The concentration of elements in this ibex population was defined for different genders and ages. Significant differences between genders were only found for Mg and Cu, while significant differences in concentrations of Ca, Cr, Fe, Mn, P, S and Zn were found between ages.
authors.affiliation: Área de Toxicología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, Campus Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: Arián
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ráez-Bravo
authors.affiliation: Parque Nacional y Parque Natural de Sierra Nevada, Ctra. Antigua de Sierra Nevada Km 7, 18071, Pinos Genil, Granada, Spain.|Agencia de Medio Ambiente y Agua, Consejería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, Gerencia de Granada, 18013, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: José Enrique
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Granados
authors.affiliation: Parque Nacional y Parque Natural de Sierra Nevada, Ctra. Antigua de Sierra Nevada Km 7, 18071, Pinos Genil, Granada, Spain.|Agencia de Medio Ambiente y Agua, Consejería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, Gerencia de Granada, 18013, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Cano-Manuel
authors.affiliation: Estación Biológica de Doñana, Avd. María Luisa s/n, 41013, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Ramón C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Soriguer
authors.affiliation: Agencia de Medio Ambiente y Agua, Consejería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, Servicios Centrales, 41013, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Paulino
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fandos
authors.affiliation: Dpto. Biología Animal, Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, 23071, Jaén, Spain.
authors.forename: Jesús M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.affiliation: ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
authors.forename: Igor Y
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Pavlov
authors.affiliation: Área de Toxicología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, Campus Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain. diegorom@um.es.
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Romero
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats / Q000097:blood* / Q000254:growth & development; D057230:Limit of Detection; D008297:Male; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000097:blood* / Q000633:toxicity; D000068316:Parks, Recreational; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000097:blood* / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014131:Trace Elements
keywords: Blood; Elements; Iberian ibex; Metals; Spain