Wildlife Rehabilitation Database

Free-ranging Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii)

GeneralJuvenileAdult
Respiration Rate
Heart Rate
Body Temperature
Weight
 
CBCJuvenile
Adult
RBC
WBC
PCV
MCV
MCH
MCHC
Hb
 
Serum ChemistryJuvenile
Adult
Calcium
Glucose
BUN
UricAcid
Urea
Creatinine
Cholesterol
Triglycerides
Totalbilirubin
Totalprotein
Albumin
Globulin
ALT
ALP
AST
Ammonia
Magnesium
Phosphorus
Potassium
Sodium
Chloride
Cholinesterase
CPK
CK
LDH
BileAcid
Iron
Alk

Reference: "Gould, Franklin D. Selected Hematology Values for North American Reptiles. [Online] November 20, 1998

Notes: "See ""Reference Intervals and Physiologic Alterations in Hematologic and Biochemical Values of Free-ranging Desert Tortoises in the Mojave Desert,"" Marry M. Christopher, Kristin H. Berry, I.R. Wallis, K.A. Nagy, B.T. Henen, and C.C. Peterson. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 35(5):212-230, 1999"


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