Cellular blood constituents and serum protein fractions of the chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)
Cellular blood constituents and serum protein fractions of the chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)
Kitts, W.D.; Krishnamurti, C.R.; Hudson, R.J.
Canadian Journal of Zoology 49(8): 1079-1084
1971
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-4301
PMID: 5113541
DOI: 10.1139/z71-167
Mean values were: erythrocyte count 7.2X106/mm3; leukocyte count 8.7X103/mm3; hematocrit 41.9%; hemoglobin 14.7 g/100 ml. Differential counts revealed a large proportion of lymphocytes (65.7%). Age had little effect on these values. Disc electrophoresis of serum proteins disclosed at least 13 distinct bands. Chemical fractionation using ethacridine lactate, gel filtration, and anion exchange chromatography was used to identify several of the proteins.