K. Chatterton
Gary Wedemeyer
1971
<p><span>Overlapping Gaussian distribution curves were resolved into normal ranges for 1800 clinical test values obtained from caudal arterial blood or plasma of more than 1000 juvenile coho salmon (</span><i>Oncorhynchus kisutch</i><span>) held under defined conditions of diet and temperature. Estimated normal blood chemistry ranges were bicarbonate, 9.5–12.6 mEq/liter; blood urea nitrogen (BUN), 0.9–3.4 mg/100 ml; chloride, 122–136 mEq/liter; cholesterol, 88–262 mg/100 ml;</span><i>p</i><span>CO</span><sub>2</sub><span>, 2.6–6.1 mm Hg (10 C); glucose, 41–135 mg/100 ml; hematocrit, 32.5–52.5%; hemoglobin, 6.5–9.9 g/100 ml; total protein, 1.4–4.3 g/100 ml; blood </span><i>p</i><span>H (10 C), 7.51–7.83. The calculated range of normal acid–base balance vs. water temperature is also presented.</span></p>
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10.1139/f71-085
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NRC Research Press
Some blood chemistry values for the juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
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