TY - JOUR AU - GHOLIPOURKANANI, H. AU - RANJDOOST, M. AU - JAFARYAN, H. AU - YELGHI, S. PY - 2018/01/29 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Comparative study of hematological and blood chemistry of Persian sturgeon (Asipencer persicus) exposed to two common anticoagulants JF - Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society JA - J Hellenic Vet Med Soc VL - 68 IS - 2 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.12681/jhvms.15609 UR - https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/jhvms/article/view/15609 SP - 225-230 AB - <p><span lang="EN-US">The effects of heparin and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) on plasma biochemistry and hematological parameters in <em>Asipencer persicus </em>were studied. Differences in ALT and ALP activity were found between serum and heparinized plasma (P&lt;0.05). AST activity in EDTA treated samples increased (P&lt;0.05) compared to its values in serum. On the contrary, ALP activity showed a significant decrease compared to its serum level (P&lt;0.05). Samples collected with EDTA showed an increase in haematocrit, mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and white blood cells (WBC) values (P&lt;0.05) when compared to those collected in heparin. The other measured biochemical parameters did not show any variation. The present study suggests the use of heparin as a preferred anticoagulant for routine haematological analyses in the Persian sturgeon. However, both of these anticoagulants inflicted changes in selected biochemical parameters.</span></p> ER -