Licht-im-Terrarium: Literaturdatenbank
Licht-im-Terrarium: Literaturdatenbank |
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Ramer, J. C., Maria, R., Reichard, T., Tolson, P. J., Chen, T. C., & Holick, M. F. (2005). Vitamin d status of wild ricord’s iguanas (cyclura ricordii) and captive and wild rhinoceros iguanas (cyclura cornuta cornuta) in the dominican republic. Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine, 36(2), 188–191. Added by: Sarina (2010-04-08 12:54:22) |
| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.1638/04-080.1 BibTeX citation key: Ramer2005 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: Englisch = English Keywords: Echsen = Lizards, Reptilien = Reptiles, Vitamin D = Vitamin D Creators: Chen, Holick, Maria, Ramer, Reichard, Tolson Collection: Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine |
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Calcidiol (25-hydroxyvitamin D) values are reported for 22 wild Ricord's iguanas (Cyclura ricordii) and seven wild rhinoceros iguanas (Cyclura cornuta cornuta). Calcitriol (1,25-hydroxyvitamin D) values are reported for 12 wild Ricord's iguanas and seven wild rhinoceros iguanas. These animals were captured as part of a larger health assessment study being conducted on Ricord's iguanas in Isla Cabritos National Park, Dominican Republic. A total of 13 captive rhinoceros iguanas held outdoors at Parque Zoológico Nacional were also sampled for comparison. Mean concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D were 554 nmol/L (222 ng/ml) with a range of 250–1,118 nmol/L (100–448 ng/ml) for wild Ricord's iguanas, 332 nmol/L (133 ng/ml) with a range of 260–369 nmol/L (104–148 ng/ml) for wild rhinoceros iguanas, and 317 nmol/L (127 ng/ml) with a range of 220–519 nmol/L (88–208 ng/ml) for captive rhinoceros iguanas. On the basis of these results, serum concentrations of at least 325 nmol/L (130 ng/ml) for 25-hydroxyvitamin D should be considered normal for healthy Ricord's and rhinoceros iguanas. Keywords: Vitamin D, Ricord's iguana, rhinoceros iguana, Cyclura Added by: Sarina |