Publications by authors named "C Moreno-Torres"

Reptiles show a high occurrence of hemoparasites in the wild; however, little is known about the impact of such infections on their hosts' physiology and health status. Podocnemis vogli is an ancient turtle distributed in South America, frequently infected by blood parasites. Specifically, we analyzed the hematological and serum chemistry parameters of 78 wild turtles.

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Article Synopsis
  • The Podocnemididae family faces threats primarily from human activities, leading to their inclusion on the IUCN red list.
  • The study aimed to establish hematological and serum chemistry reference parameters for the Savannah side-necked turtle and Yellow-spotted river turtle in captivity, addressing a gap in knowledge about these species.
  • Blood samples from 49 turtles revealed gender differences in some parameters, with similar reference intervals for most values across the two species, contributing valuable clinical guidelines for future conservation efforts.
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The Orinoco crocodile (, Graves, 1918) is the most threatened crocodilian of South America. There is only scarce information available about the physiology of this neotropical crocodile. This study aimed to propose baseline hematological and biochemistry reference data and intervals and a morphological description of the peripheral blood cells of captive .

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Objectives: The aim of this report is to present the large deciduous tooth collection of identified children that is housed at the National Research Center on Human Evolution (CENIEH) in Burgos, Spain.

Methods: Yearly, members of the Dental Anthropology Group of the CENIEH are in charge of collecting the teeth and registering all the relevant information from the donors at the time of collection. In compliance with Spanish Law 14/2007 of July 3, 2007, on Biomedical Research (BOE-A-2007-12945), all individuals are guaranteed anonymity and confidentiality.

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