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Ultrastructural study of the blood cells of the beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas
Author(s) -
Williams Charles Rogers,
Chapman George B.,
Blake Andrea S.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of morphology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1097-4687
pISSN - 0362-2525
DOI - 10.1002/jmor.1052090108
Subject(s) - beluga whale , biology , ultrastructure , leucas , peripheral blood , beluga , pathology , anatomy , immunology , fishery , ecology , medicine , arctic
General cytological and ultrastructural features of cells found in the peripheral blood of three captive beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas ) are described. We noted all major peripheral cell types common to the circulation of mammalian species, including polymorphonuclear neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes, as well as myelocytes, erythroblasts, and plasma cells. Platelets and two populations (normal and hypochromic) of red blood corpuscles were observed.