Ultrastructural characteristics of blood cells of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta).
Anat Histol Embryol
; 36(5): 332-5, 2007 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Ultrastructural characteristics of erythrocytes, heterophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, monocytes and thrombocytes of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) were evaluated, using blood samples from 15 healthy juvenile animals. Except for the eosinophils, the rest of the white blood cells from loggerhead turtles had similar ultrastructural characteristics compared with blood cells from other sea turtle species. Eosinophils from loggerhead turtles were homogeneous in size, and no crystalline structures were observed within the granules. This paper provides an ultrastructural characterization of blood cells of loggerhead sea turtles, as a reference for future haematological studies of this species.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tortugas
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Células Sanguíneas
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Microscopía Electrónica de Transmisión
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
Anat Histol Embryol
Año:
2007
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Article
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España