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Published on: November 13, 2016
Somatometric measurements, and clinical chemistry and hematology parameters in Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana)
1Cell Therapy Center, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Background:
Limited physiological data for Tibetan macaques are available at present. This study will provide more rationale for evaluating this species.
Methods:
Thirty-seven Tibetan macaques (15 males and 22 females) were used in this study. Somatometric measurements, clinical chemistry and hematology parameters, insulin, and C-peptide were analyzed.
Results:
Females had higher values of waist and waist hip ratio (WHR) than males in somatometric measurements. There were no significant differences between the two genders in hematology. Significant differences between males and females were only found for aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in biochemistry testing. In addition, females had higher fasting insulin and C-peptide than males. There was a strongly positive correlation between age and some somatometric parameters.
Conclusions:
These physiological data will provide veterinarians and researchers with baseline values to evaluate experimental results using Tibetan macaques.
