Cytochemical characteristics of blood cells from Brazilian tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae)

dc.contributor.authorMartins, G. S. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorAlevi, K. C. C. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorAzeredo-Oliveira, M. T. V. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorBonini-Domingos, C. R. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-26T16:32:37Z
dc.date.available2018-11-26T16:32:37Z
dc.date.issued2016-01-01
dc.description.abstractThe hematology of wild and captive animals is essential for obtaining details about species and represents a simple method of diagnosing disease and determining prognosis. Few studies have described the morphology of chelonian blood cells, which are more common in sea and freshwater turtle species. Thus, in order to further our understanding and recognition of different chelonian cells types, the present study aimed to describe blood cells from the two species of Brazilian tortoises, Chelonoidis carbonarius and C. denticulatus. Cytochemical analysis of tortoise blood tissue with Panotico, made it possible to describe all the of the chelonian cell types (with the exception of thrombocytes): erythrocytes, agranular leukocytes (monocytes and lymphocytes), and granular leukocytes (eosinophils, heterophils, basophils, and azurophils). These data are of high importance for establishing hematological profiles of Brazilian tortoises and reptiles. Therefore, based on our results and on comparative analyses with data from the literature for other reptile species, we can conclude that the blood cells described for Brazilian tortoises are found in all species of reptiles that have been analyzed thus far, and may be characterized and used as a comparative parameter between different groups to evaluate the health status of these animals.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Ctr Estudos Quelonios, Dept Biol, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Lab Hemoglobinas & Genet Doencas Hematol, Dept Biol, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Lab Biol Celular, Dept Biol, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Ctr Estudos Quelonios, Dept Biol, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Lab Hemoglobinas & Genet Doencas Hematol, Dept Biol, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Lab Biol Celular, Dept Biol, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipPrograma Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciacao Cientifica of UNESP (PIBIC)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 475074/2012-2
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dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4238/gmr.15017549
dc.identifier.citationGenetics And Molecular Research. Ribeirao Preto: Funpec-editora, v. 15, n. 1, 7 p., 2016.
dc.identifier.doi10.4238/gmr.15017549
dc.identifier.issn1676-5680
dc.identifier.lattes3279428066176719
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-4603-9467
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/161407
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000373880400061
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherFunpec-editora
dc.relation.ispartofGenetics And Molecular Research
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectHematology
dc.subjectReptiles
dc.subjectChelonoidis carbonarius
dc.subjectChelonoidis denticulatus
dc.titleCytochemical characteristics of blood cells from Brazilian tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae)en
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderFunpec-editora
unesp.author.lattes3279428066176719[4]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-4603-9467[4]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências Letras e Ciências Exatas, São José do Rio Pretopt
unesp.departmentBiologia - IBILCEpt

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