Serum chemistry of free‐ranging white whales ( Delphinapterus leucas) in Svalbard

• Published in: Veterinary Clinical Pathology
• Main Authors: Tryland,, Morten, Thoresen,, Stein Istre, Kovacs,, Kit M., Lydersen, Christian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2006
• Subjects: Beluga; Beluga*; Delphinapterus leucas; Storfjorden; Svalbard; Van Keulenfjorden; Van Mijenfjorden
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-165x.2006.tb00114.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1939-165X.2006.tb00114.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1939-165X.2006.tb00114.x

Background: Abnormal physiological conditions and diseases can change the concentrations of enzymes, metabolites, and minerals in the body. Serum chemistry information may thus be indicative of a specific disease; interpretion of such information requires knowledge of serum chemistry reference inter...