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Preliminary blood plasma biochemistry of captive Balkan whip snake (Hierophis gemonensis)

The blood plasma of reptiles is a colourless or greenish - yellow to orange fluid, depending on the species. It comprises some 60 to 80 per cent of the blood volume. The plasma contains a great variety of different substances, most of them present in trace quantities. The composition of blood plasma shows a great variation in reptiles. There are no strictly basal conditions to define reference values in reptilian physiology. The data on seasonal measurements of haematological parameters are scarce, and so are the reference values involving the plasma biochemistry annual cycle. Balkan whip snake (Hierophis gemonensis) is one of most common snakes of costal Croatia and its islands. The results we have shown here consider some plasma biochemical values of captive Balkan whip snakes, in controlled enviroment Measured plasma biochemical parameters were: total protein, glucose, cholesterol, urea, triglycerides, AST, LDH, CK, ALP, calcium and phosphorus. The aim of this study is to determine haematological and biochemical reference ranges in blood for Balkan whip snake. These results could be used for better understnding of reptilian hematology.

plasma; Balcan whip snake

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