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dc.date.accessioned 2021-06-14T18:44:13Z
dc.date.available 2021-06-14T18:44:13Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.uri http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/120241
dc.description.abstract Snakebite accidents are a neglected tropical disease worldwide. In Costa Rica, the snakes Bothrops asper and Crotalus simus cause more than the 60% of the snakebite accidents already reported. To fight this neglected human disease, biomedical institutions need to manage live venomous snake collections in order to extract venoms and produce antivenoms. The welfare of the snakes in captivity must be guaranteed, especially in the case of old animals with defective venom production, which is a common situation at the Clodomiro Picado Institute. A surgical removal of the main venom glands was performed in five B. asper and C. simus with none or low venom production. The hematological parameters and plasma proteins of these individuals were analyzed pre-surgery and for 90 days post-surgery. Surgical procedures did not produce anemia during the post-surgical evaluation, but heterophilia, relative monocytosis and lymphopenia were detected one to three days afterwards. We conclude that the surgical removal of the main venom gland is a safe procedure and did not affect the snake’s health. Additionally, the use of electrophoretic determination of the albumin:globulin ratio to assess the health condition of the snakes is discussed. Finally, the relative monocytosis and lymphopenia seems to be linked to continuous handling of the snakes during consecutive days. Monocytes play a key role in the stress response, therefore the relative monocytosis and lymphopenia of leukogram reports should be interpreted in this context. en
dc.format.extent 121-130 es
dc.language en es
dc.subject Snake globulins es
dc.subject Snake hematology es
dc.subject Bothrops asper es
dc.subject Crotalus simus es
dc.subject Globulin profile es
dc.subject Venomoid snakes es
dc.title Hematological parameters and globulin profile of Bothrops asper and Crotalus simus snakes (Serpentes: Viperidae), after the main venom gland removal en
dc.type Articulo es
sedici.identifier.uri https://ppct.caicyt.gov.ar/index.php/cuadherpetol/article/view/19055 es
sedici.identifier.issn 1852-5768 es
sedici.creator.person Chang-Castillo, Arturo es
sedici.creator.person Arguedas, Randall es
sedici.creator.person Chacón, Danilo es
sedici.creator.person Corrales, Greivin es
sedici.creator.person Gómez, Aarón es
sedici.subject.materias Zoología es
sedici.description.fulltext true es
mods.originInfo.place Asociación Herpetológica Argentina es
sedici.subtype Articulo es
sedici.rights.license Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Argentina (CC BY-NC 2.5)
sedici.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ar/
sedici.description.peerReview peer-review es
sedici.relation.journalTitle Cuadernos de Herpetología es
sedici.relation.journalVolumeAndIssue vol. 35, no. 1 es


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