Serum lipoprotein, thyroid hormone and resting cortisol levels in normal cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

J Zoo Wildl Med. 1997 Dec;28(4):404-6.

Abstract

Blood obtained from 20 cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) during annual physical examinations was analyzed for serum lipid concentration, for lipoprotein distribution by agarose gel electrophoresis, and for thyroid hormone and resting cortisol levels by solid-phase radioimmunoassay to develop normal reference ranges.

MeSH terms

  • Acinonyx / blood*
  • Animals
  • Blood Cell Count / veterinary
  • Blood Chemical Analysis / veterinary
  • Electrophoresis, Agar Gel / veterinary
  • Female
  • Hydrocortisone / blood*
  • Lipoproteins / blood*
  • Male
  • Radioimmunoassay / veterinary
  • Reference Values
  • Thyroid Hormones / blood*

Substances

  • Lipoproteins
  • Thyroid Hormones
  • Hydrocortisone