Leukocyte counts in blood smears of Antarctic seals and penguins: a new less time-consuming method

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Menéndez-Blázquez, Javier, Soto, Florencia, Negrete, Javier, Colominas-Ciuró, Roger, Marín-Sierra, Andrea, Ricca, Melina, Barbosa, Andrés
• Other Authors: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Instituto Antártico Argentino
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer Nature 2021
• Subjects: Cell counts; Cellular immune response; Marine birds; Marine mammals; Methodology; Antarctic; Argentino; Hydrurga; Weddell; Antarc*; antarcticus; Chinstrap penguin; Crabeater Seal; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Elephant Seal; Hydrurga leptonyx; Instituto Antártico Argentino; Leopard Seal; Mirounga leonina; Polar Biology; Southern Elephant Seal; Weddell Seal
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/256788; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02950-0; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100010964; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329

Research on immune response in polar fauna is gaining great importance due to different scenarios of environmental change. Total leukocyte counts in blood smears are one of the most widespread practices and provide useful information about the health status of individuals. However, there is no metho...