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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2020
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- Blood cell morphometry of wild Gopherus flavomarginatus (Bolson tortoises) in the Chihuahuan desert Cristina García-De la Peña Roger Iván Rodríguez-Vivas Jorge A. Zegbe-Domínguez Luis Manuel Valenzuela-Núñez César A. Meza Herrera Quetzaly Siller-Rodríguez Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) Desert Chelonia Leukocyte Erythrocyte Thrombocyte Morphometric characteristics of blood cells were examined in 44 (16 males, 28 females) Bolson tortoises (Gopherus flavomarginatus) in Mapimí, Mexico. Blood samples were drawn from the subcarapacial vein, and smear stains were used to differentiate and measure the diameter and surface area of cells. Mature and polychromatophilic erythrocytes were identified, as well as five types of leukocytes (lymphocytes, heterophils, eosinophils, basophils and monocytes), and thrombocytes. The shape and color of G. flavomarginatus blood cells were similar to those reported for the G. agassizii, and G. polyphemus species. Blood cell sizes fitted related data from other reptile species. The information generated in this study can help monitor the health status of G. flavomarginatus individuals in the wild, thus advancing efforts to protect this endangered species. 2020 artículo científico 0301-5092 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=42371734001 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/423/42371734001/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/423/42371734001/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/423/42371734001/42371734001.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/423/42371734001/movil 10.22201/fmvz.24486760e.2020.2.676 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=423 Veterinaria México application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Veterinaria México (México) Num.2 Vol.7