Title
Blood biochemical liver profile of vicunas (Vicugna vicugna) raised in captivity in lima
Other title
Perfil bioquímico sanguíneo hepático de vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) criadas en cautiverio en lima
Date Issued
01 January 2013
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The blood biochemical liver profile in vicunas (Vicugna vicugna) was determined using 31 animals reared in captivity in two zoological parks in the city of Lima, Peru. Blood was collected by puncture of the jugular vein to measure total (BT), direct (BD) and indirect bilirubin (BI), alanine amino transferase (ALT), aspartate amino transferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (FA), gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT), total protein (PT), albumin, globulin and glucose. The values (mean ± sd) were: BT 0.27 ± 0.10 mg/dl; BD 0.10 ± 0.06 mg/dl; BI 0.17 ± 0.09 mg/dl; ALT 6.39 ± 4.62 UI/L; AST 242.77 ± 61.36 UI/L; FA 175.16 ± 67.23 UI/L; GGT 11.32 ± 9.84 UI/L; PT 8.27 ± 2.25 g/dl; albumin 4.06 ± 0.82 g/dl; globulins 4.21 ± 1.93 g/dl; glucose 143.16 ± 33.14 mg/dl. No statistically difference due to sex was found but rearing location was significantly different (p<0.05) for PT, albumin and globulins.
Start page
38
End page
45
Volume
24
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria Genética, Herencia Ciencia animal, Ciencia de productos lácteos
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84876351508
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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