Differences in plasmatic butyrylcholinesterases (BChE) values between Pacific and Caribbean populations of terciopelo (Bothrops asper) in Costa Rica
| Autor: | Marco D. Barquero, Danilo Chacón, Paloma Alcázar, Randall Arguedas, Greivin Corrales, Aarón Gómez |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine
Veterinary medicine Bothrops asper Population Zoology Esterase Toxicology Wildlife ecology Biochemistry Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Ecotoxicology Animal behavior Environmental toxicology lcsh:Social sciences (General) education lcsh:Science (General) Organophosphate insecticides Total protein education.field_of_study Multidisciplinary biology Ecology Snakes Hematology biology.organism_classification Organophosphates 030104 developmental biology lcsh:H1-99 030217 neurology & neurosurgery lcsh:Q1-390 |
| Zdroj: | Heliyon, Vol 5, Iss 10, Pp e02620-(2019) Heliyon Heliyon, vol.5(10), pp.1-6 Kérwá Universidad de Costa Rica instacron:UCR |
| ISSN: | 2405-8440 |
| Popis: | The terciopelo (Bothrops asper) inhabits human-modified environments such as agricultural areas, becoming more prone to be exposed to organophosphate insecticides. These chemicals can inhibit plasmatic butyrylcholinesterases (BChE) activity in B. asper. Caribbean and Pacific populations of B. asper belong to two divergent lineages that exhibit robust genetic partitioning; however, differences across versants in biochemistry and hematology have not yet been examined, especially in BChE variations. This study aims to evaluate the differences of BChE plasmatic values, hematology parameters, and some biochemical analytes as biomarkers in the presence of organophosphates between the Pacific and Caribbean population of B. asper in Costa Rica. A total of 89 snakes (41 Pacific and 48 Caribbean) were used, and hematology parameter, albumin, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), total protein and BChEs were evaluated. Differences in hemoglobin content, thrombocytes, white cell count, AST, and BChE values were found between both versants. Intrinsic genetic factors might influence the variation found in BChE and AST values in the snakes sampled from both versants; moreover, understanding this variation in BChE and AST values across the B. asper's distribution can be useful in future ecotoxicology, biomonitoring, genetic and other clinical/health studies. Biochemistry; Ecology; Toxicology; Wildlife ecology; Environmental toxicology; Veterinary medicine; Animal behavior; Snakes; Hematology; Esterase; Organophosphates |
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