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Hematological and serum biochemistry data on southern brown howler monkeys ( Alouatta guariba clamitans ) in captivity in Brazil
Author(s) -
Gonçalves Gustavo Henrique Pereira,
Souza Junior Julio César,
Pitz Heloisa da Silva,
Peruchi Amanda Rezende,
Branco Fernanda Schmidt,
Hirano Zelinda Maria Braga
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/jmp.12431
Subject(s) - captivity , biology , hematocrit , sexual dimorphism , physiology , hemoglobin , mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration , mean corpuscular hemoglobin , zoology , medicine , endocrinology , mean corpuscular volume , biochemistry
Abstract Background Physiological values reflect the health condition and responses of individuals to handling in captivity. The aim of this study was to establish hematological and serum biochemistry parameters of clinically healthy animals of the Alouatta guariba clamitans subspecies. Methods We collected blood samples from adult males and females kept at the Center for Biological Research of Indaial after chemical containment with 3.9 mg/kg of tiletamine hydrochloride and zolazepam. Results Significant differences between males and females were found in the levels of erythrocytes, hemoglobin, hematocrit, lymphocytes, neutrophils, platelets, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), and gamma‐glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT). Conclusions Our results suggest the existence of sexual dimorphism in some physiological parameters of A guariba clamitans . The parameters reported herein can be used as reference values for other populations kept under similar conditions.