Normal values for a number of blood components of grivet monkeys are reported. Haematological data and values for glucose, cholesterol and urea are similar to those of rhesus monkeys. Activities of alkaline phosphatase (1526 U/l), glutamine oxaloacetate trans-aminase (30·9 U/l), glutamine pyruvate transaminase (13·7 U/l), lactate dehydrogenase (629 U/l), α-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (175 U/l), creatine phosphokinase (227 U/l), γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (38·7 U/l) and sorbitol dehydrogenase (14·2 U/l), and levels of lysozyme (178 mg/dl), zinc (162 μg/dl), copper (81·3 μg/dl) and iron (296·5 μg/dl) have not previously been reported for this animal. Values for serum amino acids, proteins, electrolytes, triglycerides and creatinine are compared with those of other primates.
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