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Chemical Composition of Turtles and Tortoises

2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 136; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/jn/136.7.2053s

ISSN

1541-6100

Autores

Ellen Kienzle, Geraldine Kopsch, Petra Koelle, Marcus Clauß,

Tópico(s)

Trace Elements in Health

Resumo

Thirty-two aquatic turtles (Sternotherus odoratus; juvenile, semi-adult, adult; body weight 46–238g), 55 tortoises (29 Testudo hermanni,12 Testudo horsfieldii, 11 Geochelone pardalis, 3 Testudo graeca;hatchlings, juvenile, semiadult, adult; body weight 17–1104 g), and5 semiaquatic turtles (Rhinoclemmis pulcherrima; juvenile, semiadult;body weight 31–155 g) were available for the total body analysis. Theywere donated by commercial animal traders and private persons whenthey died from various causes.Crude nutrients were determined by the Weende method (1). Formineralanalysiswetdigestionofsampleswascarriedoutinamicrowavedigestion unit. Calcium was determined by flame emission spectrogra-phy (2), and phosphorus photometrically with ammonium molybdateand ammonium vanadate in HNO

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