Evaluating the effect of sample type on American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) analyte values in a point-of-care blood analyser | Zendy

Matthew T. Hamilton | Zendy; John W. Finger | Zendy; Megan E. Winzeler | Zendy; Tracey D. Tuberville | Zendy

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Evaluating the effect of sample type on American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) analyte values in a point-of-care blood analyser

Author(s) -

Matthew T. Hamilton,

John W. Finger,

Megan E. Winzeler,

Tracey D. Tuberville

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cov065

Subject(s) - alligator , american alligator , pco2 , biology , cartridge , carbon dioxide , whole blood , zoology , ecology , medicine , immunology , materials science , metallurgy

Point-of-care blood analyzers provide researchers with the opportunity to collect blood biochemistry data for a variety of non-domesticed organisms while in the field. We investigated the use of an i-STAT analyzer and CG4+ cartridge to analyze whole blood, fresh plasma, and previously frozen plasma samples collected from American alligators.

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