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Error in haematocrit value produced by inadequate concentration of ethylenediamine tetra‐acetate
Author(s) -
Blaxhall Peter C.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1973.tb04509.x
Subject(s) - salmo , rainbow trout , biology , ethylenediamine , brown trout , tetra , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , zoology , salmonidae , toxicology , chemistry , inorganic chemistry
A rise in the haematocrit value of blood from rainbow trout Salmo gairdneri (Richardson) after collection into dipotassium ethylenediamine tetra‐acetate and storage is reported. Investigation using blood from brown trout Salmo trutta (L.) showed this effect can be due to a too low concentration of anticoagulant in the blood. The need for studying the effects of anticoagulants on the blood of other fish species is stressed.