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A study of blood of a few Indian fishes

I. Haemoglobin

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The values for hæmoglobin, hematocrit and red blood corpuscles are determined for the blood ofTilapia andOphiocephalus. The hæmoglobin values ofMegalops, Macrones, Sacchobranchus andPeriopthalmus are also given for comparison.

The hæmoglobin values range from 6·5–12 gm./100 c.c. in general;Ophiocephalus andPeriopthalmus show higher values, namely 12–19 gm./100 c.c.

The R.B.C. count is lower than mammalian blood. But the hematocrit values are high. Therefore the mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular hæmoglobin is high.

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  1. Zoological Research Laboratory, University of Madras, Madras

    Vidya Pradhan

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Communicated by Dr. S. Krishnaswamy,f.a.sc.

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Pradhan, V. A study of blood of a few Indian fishes. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 54, 251–256 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051053

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