TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship between plasma iron concentration and gastric pH in captive adult bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
AU - Mitchell, Mark A.
AU - Solangi, Moby A.
AU - Clemons-Chevis, Connie L.
AU - Vanderpool, Delphine
AU - Romagnoli, Marci
AU - Hoffland, Tim
AU - Jowett, Peter
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - Objective - To determine the correlation between plasma iron concentrations and gastric pH in a population of captive Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Animals - 6 adult female dolphins that ranged from 16 to 30 years of age. Procedures - Blood and gastric samples were collected from each dolphin to allow measurement of plasma iron concentrations and gastric pH, respectively. Samples were collected each month for 12 months. Results - Within each dolphin, plasma iron concentrations and gastric pH did not differ significantly over time. There was a strong negative correlation (r = -0.85) between plasma iron concentration and gastric pH, which suggested that dolphins with a lower gastric pH had a higher plasma iron concentration. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance - Analysis of results reported here suggested that gastric pH may play an important role in iron absorption in dolphins.
AB - Objective - To determine the correlation between plasma iron concentrations and gastric pH in a population of captive Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Animals - 6 adult female dolphins that ranged from 16 to 30 years of age. Procedures - Blood and gastric samples were collected from each dolphin to allow measurement of plasma iron concentrations and gastric pH, respectively. Samples were collected each month for 12 months. Results - Within each dolphin, plasma iron concentrations and gastric pH did not differ significantly over time. There was a strong negative correlation (r = -0.85) between plasma iron concentration and gastric pH, which suggested that dolphins with a lower gastric pH had a higher plasma iron concentration. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance - Analysis of results reported here suggested that gastric pH may play an important role in iron absorption in dolphins.
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U2 - 10.2460/ajvr.69.7.900
DO - 10.2460/ajvr.69.7.900
M3 - Article
C2 - 18593243
AN - SCOPUS:48049097009
SN - 0002-9645
VL - 69
SP - 900
EP - 903
JO - American journal of veterinary research
JF - American journal of veterinary research
IS - 7
ER -