Haematology of the australian eastern quoll, Dasyurus viverrinus

• Published in: Comparative biochemistry and physiology. A, Comparative physiology Vol. 88; no. 2; pp. 239 - 241
• Main Authors: Melrose, W.D, Pearse, A.M, Jupe, D.M.D, Baikie, M.J, Twin, J.E, Bryant, S.L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier B.V 1987; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Vertebrates: blood, hematopoietic organs, reticuloendothelial system; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Hematology; Marsupialia; Hematocrite; Carnivorous animal; Blood

1. 1. A variety of haematological parameters were determined in adult Dasyurus viverrinus. 2. 2. Haemoglobin and red cell counts were high with a very low mean cell volume. 3. 3. Basophils are absent but the eosinophils contain small numbers of basophilic granules which may indicate a dual role for...