Vitreous humor and liver samples were collected from hunter-harvested elk (Cervus elaphus) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in Idaho (USA). Concentrations of calcium, chloride, potassium, sodium, urea nitrogen and selenium were determined and evaluated according to species, age, gender, geographic location, and time elapsed following death. Vitreous humor analysis yielded reliable biochemical information for ≤96 hr subsequent to the death of the animal. Vitreous potassium concentration changes over time could be used to estimate the time that elapsed following death.
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1 October 1997
VITREOUS HUMOR ANALYSIS FOR SELECTED BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS FROM CERVIDS IN IDAHO
Jerry L. Zaugg,
Mark L. Kinsel
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 33 • No. 4
October 1997
Vol. 33 • No. 4
October 1997
biochemical analyses
Cervus elaphus
elk
mule deer
Odocoileus hemionus
vitreous humor