Abstract

CAMPOS N., Gonzalo; LI E., Olga; RIOS M., Patricia  and  SILVA S., Walter. Serum values of urea and creatinine in agoutis (Dasyprocta fuliginosa) raised in a zoo in Lima. Rev. investig. vet. Perú [online]. 2011, vol.22, n.1, pp.53-55. ISSN 1609-9117.

The aim of the study was to establish values for urea and creatinine in serum from 23 healthy Black Agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa) kept in captivity in a Zoo in Lima. The sera were harvested after centrifugation and levels of urea and creatinine determined by colorimetric methods using diagnostic commercial kits. The mean value of urea was 11.47 ± 1.72 mg/dl and for creatinine was 2.41 ± 1.06 mg/dl. None statistical difference was found due to sex or age.

Keywords : black agouti; Dasyprocta fuliginosa; captivity; urea; creatinine.

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