Biochemical values in the normal and hypothermic baboom Papio cynocephalus/anubis

Seventeen biochemical parameters were measured in the venous and arterial blood of normal adolescent baboons (P. cynocephalus/anubis) under normothermic sedation and normothermic and hypothermic anesthesia. Statistical comparisons of the results were made between sexes and between the two temperatures under anesthesia. Six parameters differed significantly between males and females and five varied significantly between normothermia and hypothermia. Comparisons to the existing literature and the differences under hypothermia are briefly discussed.