Acta Vet. Brno 2023, 92: 171-179

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202392020171

Effect of heparin as an anticoagulant on measurements of the erythrocyte genome size using flow cytometry in bony fishes of different ploidy

Karel Halačka1,2, Karel Janko1,3, Jakub Fedorčák4, Ján Koščo4, Lukáš Vetešník2

1Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Liběchov, Czech Republic
2Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Brno, Czech Republic
3University of Ostrava, Department of Biology and Ecology, Ostrava, Czech Republic
4University of Prešov in Prešov, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, Department of Ecology, Prešov, Slovakia

Received May 10, 2021
Accepted May 4, 2023

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