COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF ANTICOAGULANTS USED IN BLOOD COLLECTION TO DETERMINE BLOOD PARAMETERS OF FREE-LIVING STINGRAYS FROM THE <i>Potamotrygon</i> GENUS (ELASMOBRANCHII: POTAMOTRYGONIDAE

COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF ANTICOAGULANTS USED IN BLOOD COLLECTION TO DETERMINE BLOOD PARAMETERS OF FREE-LIVING STINGRAYS FROM THE <i>Potamotrygon</i> GENUS (ELASMOBRANCHII: POTAMOTRYGONIDAE

This study assessed the effectiveness of three anticoagulants in blood parameters of "cururu" stingrays Potamotrygon cf. histrix. Blood from ten individuals were collected and diluted with anticoagulants EDTA 5% and 10%, heparin 2500 and 5000 UI and sodium citrate 3.2%. A blood sample with...

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Main Authors: Adriano Teixeira de Oliveira, Marcio Quara de Carvalho Santos, Jefferson Raphael Gonzaga Lemos, Jackson Pantoja Lima, Paulo Henrique Rocha Aride, Marcos Tavares-Dias, Jaydione Luiz Marcon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Amapá 2015-09-01
Series:Biota Amazônia
Online Access:https://periodicos.unifap.br/index.php/biota/article/view/1506

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