CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CONSTITUENTS IN HEALTHY FEMALE DROMEDARY CAMELS | ||||
Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza) | ||||
Volume 54, Issue 2, April 2006, Page 231-243 PDF (7.24 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/vmjg.2006.379750 | ||||
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Author | ||||
F EL-SOBAYIL* | ||||
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Al-Qassim University, Buraydah, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The appropriate location for collecting cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the dromedary camel was described and the reference range of cytological and biochemical constituents of CSF were determined in clinically normal adult camels and compared with the corresponding serum. Camel CSF is colorless with similar viscosity to water. The maximum normal of RBCs and WBCs were 141 and 9 cells/ul, respectively. Significant differences were found in the biochemical values between the CSF and serum. These included total protein (TP), albumin, globulin, glucose, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine kinase (CK), glutamic pyruvic Transaminase (GPT), and glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT). In addition, there was significant difference between the CSF and serum in the levels of calcium | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Cerebrospinal fluid; Serum; Cytological; Biochemical; Camels | ||||
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