CBC and serum chemistry differences between Indian-derived and Chinese–Indian hybrid rhesus monkey infants
✍ Scribed by Maribeth Champoux; Martin F. Kriete; J. Dee Higley; Stephen J. Suomi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 429 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0275-2565
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✦ Synopsis
Hematological and clinical biochemistry measures are commonly utilized as indicators of the health status of nonhuman primates. Among individuals in a population of a given species, there may be considerable variation in these parameters. Still wider variation may be found among different strains or subspecies of some orders. To date, few studies have addressed this phenomenon among strains of nonhuman primates of a given species. Blood samples for hematological and serum biochemical analyses were obtained from 29 Indian-derived and 13 Chinese-Indian hybrid nurseryreared rhesus macaque infants. Total protein, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, erythrocyte count, hemoglobin, and hematocrit were all higher in the hybrid infants. These results indicate that the origin or strain of the animal should be considered when designing studies using rhesus macaques. o 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.*