COMPARATIVE HEMATOLOGICAL AND PLASMA CHEMISTRY VALUES IN PURPOSE-BRED SQUIRREL, CYNOMOLGUS AND RHESUS-MONKEYS
COMPARATIVE HEMATOLOGICAL AND PLASMA CHEMISTRY VALUES IN PURPOSE-BRED SQUIRREL, CYNOMOLGUS AND RHESUS-MONKEYS
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00368266
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发表时间:
1994-01-01
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NAGAI, Y
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MATSUZAWA, T;NAGAI, Y
Haematological and blood chemistry data have been compared for three species of purpose-bred primates, Macaca mulatta (rhesus monkey), Macaca fascicularis (cynomolgus monkey), Saimiri sciureus (squirrel monkey). These species were housed over a 9-month period in identical conditions (diet, tap water, room temperature and relative humidity, and lighting regime) in our primate facility. Blood and urine assays were conducted using the same pre-analytical conditions (blood sampling procedure, anticoagulant and storage of sample), and analytical methods (reagent and equipment).The results indicated that squirrel, rhesus and cynomolgus monkeys have essentially biologically similar values for all of the parameters examined. However, haemoglobin level, reticulocyte, plasma total cholesterol, triglyceride, albumin and urea nitrogen values, and urinary osmolality in cynomolgus monkeys were statistically lower than those of rhesus monkeys. Erythrocyte count, plasma ALT, calcium and potassium in cynomolgus monkeys were statistically higher than those of rhesus monkeys. Erythrocyte count, haemoglobin level, haematocrit, reticulocyte, plasma total bilirubin and chloride and urinary osmolality in cynomolgus monkeys were statistically lower than those of squirrel monkeys. Leucocyte count, plasma total protein, albumin and calcium in cynomolgus monkeys were statistically higher than those of squirrel monkeys. Squirrel monkeys showed marked deviations in four assays from the other two species: ratio of lymphocytes to neutrophils, AST, ALT and urine volume.The results obtained in this study will be used as baseline data for haematology and clinical chemistry characteristics for three species of purpose-bred monkeys.