Atlas of Comparative Diagnostic and Experimental Hematology

Foreword vii Introduction ix Dedication xi Acknowledgments xiii 1 Rodents 1 Mouse 1 Introduction 1 Blood picture 1 Typical ranges (Siemens Advia 120) 2 Hamster 15 Introduction 15 Blood picture 15 Guinea Pig 17 Introduction 17 Blood picture 17 Rat – Sprague Dawley (SD)/Han Wistar (HW) 18 Introduction 18 Blood picture 18 Typical ranges (Siemens Advia 120) 19 References 36 2 Rabbit 37 Introduction 37 Blood picture 37 References 39 4 Dog 45 Introduction 45 Blood picture 45 Typical ranges (Siemens Advia 120) 46 References 64 5 Monkey 65 Introduction 65 Blood picture 65 Marmoset 66 Cynomolgus 71 Introduction 71 Blood picture 71 Typical ranges (Siemens Advia 120) 72 Baboon 84 Rhesus Monkey 86 References 87 6 Other species 89 Pig 89 Introduction 89 Blood picture 89 Horse 91 Introduction 91 Blood picture 91 Goat and Sheep 94 Assorted Other Species 96 References 103 3 Cat 41 Introduction 41 Blood picture 41 References 44 7 Blood collection procedures 105 Common bleeding sites 105 Anticoagulants 105 Staining 105 8 Artifacts 107 Collection artifacts 107 Sample transport and storage 109 Anticoagulant 110 Storage artifacts 111 Blood smear preparation 113 Stain precipitate 113 References 114 9 Bone marrow 115 Introduction 115 Review of marrow sampling techniques 115 Recommended methods for marrow sampling 116 Preparation and staining of smears 118 Evaluation 119 Interpretation 119 References 120 10 Comparative applications in flow cytometry 121 Application of flow cytometry in comparative hematology 122 References 132 Index 135