Morphological characterization of blood cells in Amazon River dolphin Inia geoffrensis: a case study

IF 0.8 4区农林科学 Q3 FISHERIES

Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research Pub Date : 2023-08-31 DOI:10.3856/vol51-issue4-fulltext-2934

Tania Suarez-Yana, Paulo Colchao-Claux, Jeffrey C. Mangel, Elizabeth Campbell, J. Alfaro‐Shigueto

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Abstract

Inia geoffrensis is an endangered species of the Amazon River basin, but there has been limited research regarding its health, particularly in describing normal cell morphology by traditional techniques. This study aimed to identify the peripheral blood cells of I. geoffrensis through microscopic evaluation. Blood smears were collected from wild adults and stained with Wright's stain. We differentiated leukocyte cells (neutrophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes) and platelets. Additionally, we observed signs of inflammatory reactions in cell morphology by incrementing cell size and active cytoplasm in neutrophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, and platelets. These findings provide important considerations for hemogram interpretation in future research and individual clinical cases in Amazon River dolphins. Also, our study delivers baseline information for future characterization and understanding of hemogram and leukogram changes in response to disease and health assessment for dolphin species.

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亚马逊河海豚血细胞形态特征的个案研究

印度geoffrensis是亚马逊河流域的濒危物种，但对其健康状况的研究有限，特别是用传统技术描述正常细胞形态的研究。本研究旨在通过显微评价方法鉴定geoffrenis的外周血细胞。采集野生成虫的血涂片，用赖特氏染色法染色。我们分化了白细胞(中性粒细胞、嗜酸性粒细胞、淋巴细胞和单核细胞)和血小板。此外，我们观察到细胞形态中炎症反应的迹象，通过增加细胞大小和活跃的中性粒细胞、嗜酸性粒细胞、淋巴细胞和血小板的细胞质。这些发现为未来研究和亚马逊河海豚个体临床病例的血流图解释提供了重要的考虑因素。此外，我们的研究提供了基线信息，为未来的表征和理解血谱和白质图的变化，以应对疾病和健康评估的海豚物种。

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Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research FISHERIES-MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

CiteScore

1.70

自引率

10.00%

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审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research- LAJAR is the continuation of the journal Investigaciones Marinas (1970-2007) and is published since 2008 by the Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Geografía of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. LAJAR is an “Open Access” journal that publishes in English language, original research articles, reviews and short communications on aquatic science, which contain the results of research conducted in aquaculture or in oceanic and coastal marine waters of Latin America. The following topics are considered: Physical Oceanography, Chemical Oceanography, Marine Biogeochemistry, Marine Pollution and Toxicology, Marine Geology and Geophysics, Biological Oceanography, Fisheries and Aquaculture.