OBJECTIVES To evaluate the stability of complete blood count (CBC) parameters by measuring at multiple time points up to 72 h after venepuncture. METHODS 36 samples submitted for routine haematology were measured at 0, 8, 24, 48, 72 h. 18 samples were kept at room temperature (23-25 °C) and the other 18 at 4 °C. The stability of the CBC parameters was determined by comparing the results to th...

Infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) is a rhabdoviral disease of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri). Trout were injected with IHNV, and various hematological and biochemical measurements of clinically ill fish were compared to uninfected controls. Infected fish had reduced corpuscular counts, hemoglobin, and packed cell volume, but normal mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobulin, ...

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary levels of vitamins E (25, 30 and 35 mg kg-1), Folic Acid (1.5, 2 and 2.5 mg kg-1) and their combination on the growth performance, hematological and immunological parameters of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Each diet was fed to rainbow trout in triplicate to apparent satiation four times daily for 8 weeks. At the end of the feedi...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: SMDM, school midday meal; HAZ, height for age z scores; WAZ, weight for age z scores; BMI, body mass index; BAZ, body mass index for age z scores; WHO, world health organization; RBC, red blood cells; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; WBC, white blood cell; MHC, mean haemoglobin concentration; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentrati...

For a given organism, relevant information about the internal environment can be easily accessed by its hematological profile. Chloramphenicol being a potent broad spectrum antibiotic is used readily in eyed drop formulations and is also in food industry. In the present study, varying doses (750, 1500 and 2250 mg/kg B.Wt) of Chloramphenicol (CAP) was administered orally as single daily dosage f...

Increased hemoglobin A2 (HbA2; ie, levels > 3.9%) is the most important feature of -thalassemia carriers. However, it is not uncommon to find persons with borderline HbA2 (levels, 3.3%-3.8%), who pose a relevant screening problem. Several genotypes have been associated with borderline HbA2, but sometimes the reasons for this unusual phenotype are unknown. In this paper, we report, for the first...

The aim of this observational study was to assess the prevalence of iron-restricted erythropoiesis (IRE) in a population of elderly hospitalized anemic patients. Prevalence of IRE was found to be 41% and the most common clinical diagnoses in such patients were hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. Comparison between patients with IRE and non-IRE patients revealed that mean corpuscular volu...

We report a novel mutation at codon 24 of the α2-globin gene (HBA2: c.75T > A) found in a Sundanese family. This novel mutation was detected during prenatal diagnosis. The couple already had a 7-year-old boy who exhibited clinically severe α-thalassemia intermedia (α-TI), and he was found to be a compound heterozygote for the novel mutation at codon 24 and the previously described Hb Adana (HBA...

The effect of starvation and re-feeding was investigated on growth, hematology and biochemical parameters in juvenile Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus). Three hundred and seventyfive fish (108±0.63 g) were divided into five feeding groups. The control group (C) was fed to satiation three times a day during the experiment. The four groups were starved for 1 (W1), 2 (W2), 3 (W3), and 4 (W4) w...

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary levels of vitamins E (25, 30 and 35 mg kg-1), Folic Acid (1.5, 2 and 2.5 mg kg-1) and their combination on the growth performance, hematological and immunological parameters of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Each diet was fed to rainbow trout in triplicate to apparent satiation four times daily for 8 weeks. At the end of the feedi...