MORPHOLOGY OF PERIPHERAL BLOOD CELLS FROM SOME LACERTID LIZARDS FROM TURKEY
Articles > Article · 2009
Authors: Hüseyin Arıkan, Bayram Göçmen, Mehmet Zülfü Yıldız, Çetin Ilgaz, Yusuf Kumlutaş
Russian Journal of Herpetology, International, 2009, vol 16, pp 101-106
DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2009-16-2-101-106
Summary
The present study is on the morphologies and sizes of peripheral blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) on blood smears, stained with Wright’s stain, in some lacertid lizards species [ Apathya cappadocica (Werner, 1902), Acanthodactylus boskianus (Daudin, 1802), Acanthodactylus harranensis Baran et al. 2005, Anatolacerta danfordi (Gunther, 1876), Darevskia praticola (Eversmann, 1834), D. uzzelli (Darevsky and Danielyan, 1977), D. valentini (Boettger, 1892), Parvilacerta parva (Boulenger, 1887), Lacerta pamphylica Schmidtler, 1975, L. trilineata Bedriaga, 1886, L. viridis (Laurenti, 1768), Ophisops elegans Menetries, 1832, Mesalina brevirostris Blanford, 1876, Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768), P. sicula (Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1810), Timon princeps (Blanford, 1874)] from Turkey. As a result of our survey, it was determined that the blood cells of the investigated species are shows significant variations in sizes and of leukocytes, agranulocytic leukocytes (lymphocytes and monocytes) are present as predominant cells. Moreover, of granulocytes, neutrophils were no observed in A. danfordi , D. praticola , D. uzzelli , and P. parva .