PERFIL BIOQUÍMICO SANGUÍNEO HEPÁTICO EN COATÍES (Nasua nasua) CRIADOS EN CAUTIVERIO

Translated title of the contribution: Blood biochemical hepatic profile in the coati (Nasua nasua) reared in captivity

C. Carmen Yupanqui, E. Olga Li, S. Walter Silva, S. Arnaldo Alvarado

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to establish reference serum values for alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), bilirubin (total and direct), alkaline phosphatase, total proteins and albumin in captive South American coati (Nasua nasua). A total of 19 coatis (11 males and 8 females) from two zoo parks in the area of Lima, Peru were blood sampled. The coatis were chemically restrained using ketamine clorhidrate (10 mg/kg body weight) and xilacine clorhidrate (1 mg/kg body weight) via IM. Blood samples (4 ml) were collected through femoral vein puncture using vacutainer tubes without anticoagulant. The blood chemistry values obtained were ALT: 94.0 ± 48.5 UI/L, AST: 124.7 ± 49.4 UI/L, total bilirubin: 0.72 ± 0.55 mg/dl, direct bilirubin: 0.19 ± 0.21 mg/dl, indirect bilirubin: 0.52 ± 0.52 mg/dl, alkaline phosphatase: 46.8 ± 26.4 UI/L, total proteins: 8.0 ± 1.1 g/dl, and albumin: 3.9 ± 0.5 g/dl.

Translated title of the contributionBlood biochemical hepatic profile in the coati (Nasua nasua) reared in captivity
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)75-78
Number of pages4
JournalRevista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
Volume19
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

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