Authors : M.F. Hussein, R.S. Al-jumaah, A.A. Alhaidary, M.A. Alshaikh, A. Gar ElNabi, O.B. Mohammed, A. Sawsan Omer and W.V. Macasero
Abstract: Total Platelet count (PLT), Mean Platelet Volume (MPV), Plateletcrit (PCT) and Platelet Distribution Width (PDW) were determined, along with hematological parameters, in blood samples from 8 captive mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella). The mean values of PLT, PCT, MPV and PDW were: 288.75±168.8 (x103 μL-1), 0.20±0.13%, 7.24±0.84 (fl) and 34.84±2.36%, respectively. The corresponding values for parallel red cell variables were 13.48±1.17 (1012 L-1) for Red Blood Cell count (RBC), 52.70±5.45 (fl) for Hematocrit (HCT), 39.00±1.07 for Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) and 19.86+0.32% for Red cell Distribution Width (RDW). Correlation analysis revealed highly significant correlations for PCT with PLT (p<0.0001), PCT with HCT (p<0.001) and PDW with MCV (p<0.001). This study is the first record of platelet counts and platelet indices in mountain gazelles.
M.F. Hussein, R.S. Al-jumaah, A.A. Alhaidary, M.A. Alshaikh, A. Gar ElNabi, O.B. Mohammed, A. Sawsan Omer and W.V. Macasero, 2009. Blood Platelet Indices and Parallel Red Cell Parameters in the Arabian Mountain Gazelle (Gazella gazella). Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 4: 785-788.