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MACROCLEMYS TEMMINCKII
ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE

Physiological reference ranges calculated for:

Sample results submitted by 7 member institutions.

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Reference Ranges for Physiological Data Values
TestUnitsMeanSt. Dev.Minimum
Value
Maximum
Value
Sample
Sizea
Animalsb
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^3/µl 10.86 7.140 1.300 28.10 13 10
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^6/µl 0.41 0.14 0.10 0.60 8 8
HEMOGLOBIN g/dl 4.2 0.0 4.2 4.2 1 1
HEMATOCRIT % 26.1 7.7 8.0 37.0 12 9
MCV fL 674.1 163.7 400.0 860.5 7 7
MCHC g/dl 20.0 0.0 20.0 20.0 1 1
HETEROPHILS *10^3/µl 7.409 7.114 1.070 24.40 13 10
LYMPHOCYTES *10^3/µl 1.576 1.252 0.216 4.680 13 10
MONOCYTES *10^3/µl 0.214 0.124 0.076 0.316 3 3
EOSINOPHILS *10^3/µl 1.205 0.919 0.072 2.562 10 7
BASOPHILS *10^3/µl 0.914 0.564 0.205 1.967 10 8
AZUROPHILS *10^3/µl 0.409 0.084 0.316 0.480 3 2
CALCIUM mg/dl 8.9 1.7 7.3 12.6 8 6
PHOSPHORUS mg/dl 3.4 0.7 2.4 4.2 8 6
SODIUM mEq/L 135 12 123 160 7 5
POTASSIUM mEq/L 3.9 1.1 2.8 5.5 7 5
CHLORIDE mEq/L 97 12 80 120 7 5
CARBON DIOXIDE mEq/L 39.1 10.9 24.0 48.0 4 3
IRON µg/dl 78 0 78 78 1 1
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mg/dl 31 25 2 65 8 6
CREATININE mg/dl 0.6 1.0 0.1 2.8 7 5
URIC ACID mg/dl 1.3 0.7 0.4 2.3 8 6
TOTAL BILIRUBIN mg/dl 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.6 6 4
DIRECT BILIRUBIN mg/dl 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 1
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN mg/dl 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1 1
GLUCOSE mg/dl 41 22 13 73 8 6
CHOLESTEROL mg/dl 119 18 96 149 6 4
TRIGLYCERIDE mg/dl 173 222 25 567 5 4
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE IU/L 1534 2346 59 5020 4 4
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE IU/L 2024 1696 323 4816 6 5
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE IU/L 85 65 17 203 6 4
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE IU/L 17 17 3 50 6 4
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE IU/L 108 72 50 265 8 6
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE IU/L 4 3 1 7 4 3
AMYLASE U/L 306 368 46 566 2 2
LIPASE U/L 12 0 12 12 1 1
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/dl 5.1 2.0 1.1 7.8 8 6
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/dl 3.5 1.3 0.8 4.8 8 6
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/dl 1.6 0.9 0.3 3.2 8 6


a Number of samples used to calculate the reference range.
b Number of different individuals contributing to the reference values.
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