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Hematology and Plasma Chemistry of Nose-horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes)

Reptilian haematology is studied much less than haematology of warm blooded animals. Haematological values in diferent species of reptiles show greater variability then those in mammals and birds. Also there are diferences in haematological values in single species depending of age, sex, food intake, desease and physiological state of an animal. The aim of the whole study was to determine some haematological values giving contribution to the biology of the Nose-horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes). This study was made on the population of the Nose-horned Viper from Hrvatsko zagorje, as part of the future haematalogy research of reptiles in Croatia. Results we show here consider both haematological (thrombocytes, red and white blood cells count, differential blood count, hemoglobin concetracion, hematocrit and sedimentation) and some plasma biochemical values (concetracion of total protein, glucose, cholesterol, uric acid and triglicerides). "Zoological record" database cite only five references involving biology of Nose-horned Viper. Considering that, results from this study could be used as a standard profile for future ekophysiological studies.

bichemistry; haematology; nose-horned viper

Rad je kao poster prezentiran i na skupu 2nd Biology of the Vipers Conference, održanom od 24.-27.09.2007., Porto, Portugal ; objavljen u knjzi sažetaka uz međunarodnu recenziju.