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Hematological and serum chemistry values for Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx). 1991

M Vassart, and A Greth

National Wildlife Research Center, National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development, Taif, Saudi Arabia.

Blood samples obtained from 73 captive Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) were analyzed for hematology and serum chemistry values. Compared with other data from this animal RBC, WBC, bilirubin and ASAT values are lower, but glucose, urea and uric acid values are higher.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D012016	Reference Values	The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality.	Normal Range,Normal Values,Reference Ranges,Normal Ranges,Normal Value,Range, Normal,Range, Reference,Ranges, Normal,Ranges, Reference,Reference Range,Reference Value,Value, Normal,Value, Reference,Values, Normal,Values, Reference
D001773	Blood Cells	The cells found in the body fluid circulating throughout the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM.	Blood Corpuscles,Blood Cell,Blood Corpuscle,Cell, Blood,Cells, Blood,Corpuscle, Blood,Corpuscles, Blood
D001774	Blood Chemical Analysis	An examination of chemicals in the blood.	Analysis, Blood Chemical,Chemical Analysis, Blood,Analyses, Blood Chemical,Blood Chemical Analyses,Chemical Analyses, Blood
D003889	Desert Climate	A type of climate characterized by insufficient moisture to support appreciable plant life. It is a climate of extreme aridity, usually of extreme heat, and of negligible rainfall. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Climate, Desert,Climates, Desert,Desert Climates
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000866	Antelopes	Any of various ruminant mammals of the order Bovidae. They include numerous species in Africa and the American pronghorn.	Antelopines,Hippotragines,Antelope,Antelopine,Hippotragine
D012529	Saudi Arabia	A country located in the Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen. The capital is Riyadh.	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia