Establishing physiological blood parameters in the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) |
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Authors: | D Gelli V Ferrari A Zanella P Arena L Pozzi S Nannarelli C Vaccaro D Bernardini S Romagnoli |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, University of Padua, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Padua, Italy;(2) College of Agriculture, University of Padua, Viale dell’Università 16, Legnaro, Padova, Italy;(3) Linosa Sea Turtle Rescue Center, Island of Linosa, Agrigento, Italy;(4) CTS Sezione Conservazione Natura via A: Vesalio, Rome, Italy |
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Abstract: | The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), one of the three sea turtle species inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea, is an endangered species. However, although frequently
treated in marine animal rescue centers, and the subject of several studies in literature, as yet, few studies have been conducted
on large numbers of loggerhead sea turtles in order to establish physiological reference ranges that enable the identification
of pathological values. The lack of studies on reference parameters probably depends on the fact that marine turtles treated
in wildlife rescue centers are usually in a critical conditions, thus precluding the collection of data on healthy animals
and compromising the reliability of any data obtained from them. The present biological study was therefore conducted in order
to obtain a database from healthy animals in natural conditions. Serum biochemistry and serum protein electrophoresis were
performed on blood samples obtained from 65 healthy adult loggerhead sea turtles captured and delivered to the Sea Turtle
Rescue Center of Linosa (Italy); the blood samples were collected during the clinical examination of rescued animals. Laboratory
analyses of serum samples were made in order to establish reference parameters, commonly required for laboratory diagnoses
in mammals and diseased animals.
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Keywords: | Loggerhead Sea turtle Electrophoresis Protein Biochemistry Caretta caretta |
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