Blood and urine physiological values in farm-cultured Rana catesbeiana (Anura: Ranidae) in Argentina José A. Coppo, Norma B. Mussart & Santiago A. Fioranelli Cát. Fisiología Animal, Fac. Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Sargento Cabral 2139, Corrientes (3400), Argentina;
[email protected] Received 19-V-2003.
Corrected 21-VII-2005.
Accepted 28-VII-2005.
Abstract: A total of 302 samples of healthy farm-cultured Rana catesbeiana specimens (9-21 months-old, 50350 g liveweight, 50% each sex) from the north-east of Argentina, were analyzed through spectrophotometry, electrophoresis, densitometry, refractometry and microscopy in order to obtain blood and urine normal values. Confidence intervals (p