| Abstract: | A blood chemistry profile for lake trout Salvelinus namaycush was developed by establishing baseline ranges for several clinical chemistry tests (glucose, total protein, amylase, alkaline phosphatase, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, creatine kinase, calcium, and magnesium). Measurements were made accurately and rapidly with a Kodak Ektachem DT60 Analyzer and the Ektachem DTSC Module. Blood serum was collected from both laboratory-reared lake trout (1978 and 1986 year-classes) and feral spawning trout from Lake Michigan and then analyzed in the laboratory. No clinically significant differences were found between samples analyzed fresh and those frozen for 1 or 6 weeks. The ranges in chemistry variables for feral lake trout were generally wider than those for laboratory-reared lake trout, and significant differences existed between male and female feral lake trout for several tests. Blood chemistry profiles also varied seasonally on fish sampled repeatedly. |
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| ProdID: | 1000713 |
| Citation Author: | Edsall, Carol Cotant |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Great Lakes Science Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Aquatic Animal Health |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | p. 81-86 |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | A blood chemistry profile for lake trout; 1999; Article; Journal; Journal of Aquatic Animal Health; Edsall, Carol Cotant |
| Citation Start Page: | 81 |
| Citation Volume: | 11 |
| Citation Year: | 1999 |
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| Text: | A blood chemistry profile for lake trout; 1999; Article; Journal; Journal of Aquatic Animal Health; Edsall, Carol Cotant |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1577/1548-8667(1999)011<0081:ABCPFL>2.0.CO;2 |
| Date Other: | Fri, 1 Jan 1999 00:00 -0600 |
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