Biochemical parameters following capture myopathy in one Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx).

Twenty-three biochemistry parameters and hematocrit were followed during 10 days in a 13 months old Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) during capture myopathy. An increase was found in bilirubin, creatine-kinase, alanine aminotransferase, and aspartate aminotransferase levels, but not in potassium level. Most of the parameters analyzed were the first given for this species.

Robertsonian chromosome polymorphism in the Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx).

A Robertsonian translocation was found in a herd of Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx). The translocated chromosome, when analyzed by G-banding, seemed to involve the fusion of chromosomes 17 and 19. The results of C-banding suggested that the fused chromosome is dicentric.

The G- and C-banding karyotype of the Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx).

The chromosomes of the Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) were investigated using GTG and CBG banding technique. Their banding patterns were compared to those of goat and cattle.