Erythrocyte Sizes of Some Anurans From Turkey

Authors: MEHMET KUTSAY ATATÜR, HÜSEYİN ARIKAN, İ. ETHEM ÇEVİK

Abstract: The erythrocyte sizes of some anurans from Turkey (Rana ridibunda, Bufo bufo, Bufo viridis, Pelobates syriacus, Bombina bombina, Hyla arborea) were established utilizing blood smears stained with Wright's stain. The largest erythrocytes were found in R. ridibunda, the widest in B. bombina and the smallest in P. syriacus.

Keywords: Anura, Blood smears, Erythrocyte size.

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