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Silva,M.A.; Jerdy,H.L.; Ribeiro,R.B.; Medina,R.M.; Petronilha,M.B.R.G.; Shimoda,E.; Werneck,M.R.; Andrade,J.G.; Carvalho,E.C.Q.. |
ABSTRACT The present work aimed to report the histopathological findings verified in lungs of hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) retrieved from the coasts of the states of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Between the years 2010 and 2014, 29 E. imbricata individuals were found stranded on the coasts, already dead or dying during treatment. Lung samples of all specimens were collected during necropsies, fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin, subjected to routine histological processing and classified histomorphologically. The findings revealed that 37.93% of the specimens presented lung lesions. Of these, 90.91% were rescued alive and 9.09% were found dead; 63.63% were females and 36.37% were males. The mean weight was 5.44 Kg and the mean... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Pneumonia; Eretmochelys imbricata; Granulomas. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352016000501267 |
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