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Examination of the Thrombocyte Count in Mink in Connection with Anaemia

Undersökelser over trombocyttallet hos mink i tilslutning til anemi

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 10, pages 48–56 (1969)Cite this article

Abstract

It has been observed, in connection with studies of anaemia in mink, that anaemic animals tend to have a quicker haemostasis than normal animals and that blood from anaemic animals coagulates very rapidly. It is interesting in this connection to observe the role played by the thrombocyte count of the blood. Very little research has been carried out with regard to the thrombocyte count in mink. Kubin & Masson (1948) specify 250,000/mm3 as the normal thrombocyte count in mink. The platelets were counted from slides stained with “Wright Stain”.

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Ved en sammenligning af blodbiidet hos normal-mink med blod-bildet hos mink med jernmangelanemi, har en funnet en tydelig trombocytose hos dyr med anemi.

Det er en sikker korrelasjon mellom Hb g/100 ml og antall trombocytter (lineær korrelasjon for r = −0,51, P < 0,01).

Trombocyttallet varierte omvendt proporsjonalt med Hb, og en fikk en invers relasjon mellom hemoglobin/erytrocyttallet og trombocyttallet.

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    Arne Helgebostad & Tordis Röstöen Skogan

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Helgebostad, A., Skogan, T.R. Examination of the Thrombocyte Count in Mink in Connection with Anaemia. Acta Vet Scand 10, 48–56 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548296

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