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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Amapá
2015-09-01
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Series: | Biota Amazônia |
Online Access: | https://periodicos.unifap.br/index.php/biota/article/view/1506 |