• DOI:10.1002/AJP.20237
Corpus ID: 11802617

Comparison of serum iron, total iron binding capacity, ferritin, and percent transferrin saturation in nine species of apparently healthy captive lemurs

@article{Williams2006ComparisonOS,
  title={Comparison of serum iron, total iron binding capacity, ferritin, and percent transferrin saturation in nine species of apparently healthy captive lemurs},
  author={C. Williams and J. Campbell and K. M. Glenn},
  journal={American Journal of Primatology},
  year={2006},
  volume={68}
}

• C. Williams, J. Campbell, K. M. Glenn
• Published 2006
• Biology, Medicine
• American Journal of Primatology

Lemurs kept in captivity have been reported to be highly prone to accumulate excessive amounts of iron in tissues (hemosiderosis). Diagnosis of the condition is most commonly made during a postmortem examination because an antemortem diagnosis requires a liver biopsy, a procedure that may not be well tolerated by all animals. The lack of a noninvasive method to evaluate iron status in captive lemurs limits investigators' ability to effectively screen animals for the presence of hemosiderosis… Expand

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