Analysis of serological parameters of three shark species from Fernando de Noronha Archipelago

Authors

  • R. Garla Pesquisador DCR/CNPq, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Botânica, Ecologia e Zoologia, Campus Universitário, BR-101, Natal, RN 59072-970.
  • T. Guaratini Bolsista – FAPESP, Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Química, Av Professor Lineu Prestes, 748, São Paulo, SP 05508-900.
  • O.P. Ramos Centro Universitário Barão de Mauá, Rua Ramos de Azevedo, 423, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14090-180, Brazil.
  • M. Dias Baruffi Professor Doutor, Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Via do Café s/n, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14040-903.
  • N. P. Lopes Professor Livre Docente, Pesquisador CNPq, Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Via do Café s/n, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14040-903.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v39i1-2.6375

Keywords:

blood analysis, serum constituents, serum biochemistry, sharks, Carcharhinus perezi, Ginglymostoma cirratum, Negaprion brevirostris, Fernando de Noronha Archipelago.

Abstract

Documentation concerning reference values for blood biochemistry of sharks is rare in the literature. This research work was designed to provide mean values for several serum biochemical parameters of three shark species, Carcharhinus perezi, Ginglymostoma cirratum and Negaprion brevoristri, found in Fernando de Noronha Archipelago. Using a biochemical automated analyzer, eleven serum parameters were estimated, including glucose, creatinine, uric acid, sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphate, total protein, albumin, globulin and aspartate aminotransferase/AST. The parameters’ mean values for the three species were compared with one another and with reported values in the literature for those and other species of shark. The comparative analyses indicated that some mean values show variation among species, implying that potential blood biochemical changes which may occur in sharks are related to field sample collections, processing and storage, and/or stress associated with capture.

Published

2017-02-06

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