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Haematological health assessment in a passerine with extremely high proportion of basophils in peripheral blood
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SYSNO ASEP 0349458 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Haematological health assessment in a passerine with extremely high proportion of basophils in peripheral blood Author(s) Vinkler, Michal (UBO-W) RID, ORCID
Schnitzer, J. (CZ)
Munclinger, P. (CZ)
Votýpka, J. (CZ)
Albrecht, Tomáš (UBO-W) RID, SAI, ORCIDNumber of authors 5 Source Title Journal of Ornithology. - : Springer - ISSN 0021-8375
Roč. 151, č. 4 (2010), s. 841-849Number of pages 9 s. Language eng - English Country DE - Germany Keywords basophilic granulocyte ; hematology ; hematocrit ; Leucocyte differential count ; Polychromatic erythrocyte Subject RIV EG - Zoology R&D Projects IAA600930608 GA AV ČR - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (AV ČR) GA206/06/0851 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) LC06073 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) CEZ AV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011) UT WOS 000281859400011 EID SCOPUS 77956677438 DOI 10.1007/s10336-010-0521-0 Annotation In this article we show in the Scarlet Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) that haematological parameters other than the widely used heterophil/lymphocyte (H/L) ratio may be important to investigate in birds. We give the full description of seven basic haematological traits. Most remarkably, we revealed that this species has an extraordinarily high proportion of basophils among the peripheral blood leukocytes (on average about 42 and 56%, respectively). Although the high basophil count is a general trait even in healthy individuals of this species, the proportion of these cells is condition-dependent and is further increased by Haemoproteus infection. Our results also suggest that the immature erythrocyte count in the peripheral blood is a good predictor of the nestlings’ growth rate. The Rosefinch haematology differs strikingly from other avian species with known values of basic haematological parameters. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2011
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