ESTIMACIÓN DE PARÁMETROS HEMATOLÓGICOS EN AJOLOTE DE XOCHIMILCO (Ambystoma mexicanum) BAJO CUIDADO HUMANO EN EL ZOOLÓGICO DE CHAPULTEPEC, MÉXICO.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2021.1.198Keywords:
ajolote de Xochimilco, hematología, hemograma, valores de referenciaAbstract
The aim of this study was to determine the hematology values for the Xochimilco’s axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), using 30 clinically healthy individuals, born and kept in captivity. The axolotls were restrained by the use of isoflurane in order to get the blood samples from the brachial plexus. The reference values for total red blood cell and white blood cell count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, mean globular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, differential count of leukocytes, thrombocytes and morphological evaluation was obtained. This is the first report of hematology parameters in Xochimilco’s axolotls, which may serve as a basis for future research, as well as for its application in the medical management of the species.