Table 1.
Changes in hematology values (mean ± 1 SD) in pregnant rats
| RBC count (×104/µL) | hemoglobin (g/dL) | hematocrit (%) | Mean corpuscular volume (fL) | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (pg) | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (g/dL) | Reticulocytes (%) | |
| Nonpregnant | 823 ± 32 | 16.0 ± 0.4 | 40.8 ± 1.2 | 49.6 ± 1.2 | 19.5 ± 0.5 | 39.3 ± 0.7 | 1.5 ± 0.2 |
| GD7 | 773 ± 32a | 15.2 ± 0.5a | 39.1 ± 1.1a | 50.7 ± 1.9 | 19.7 ± 0.7 | 38.8 ± 0.6 | 2.9 ± 0.5d |
| GD13 | 677 ± 22a | 13.6 ± 0.6a | 35.1 ± 1.6a | 51.9 ± 2.2b | 20.1 ± 0.8c | 38.7 ± 0.4b | 4.3 ± 0.6d |
| GD17 | 679 ± 29a | 13.4 ± 0.4a | 34.1 ± 1.0a | 50.2 ± 1.5 | 19.8 ± 0.5 | 39.4 ± 0.5 | 3.8 ± 0.8d |
| GD20 | 614 ± 32a | 12.0 ± 0.6a | 30.8 ± 1.6a | 50.2 ± 1.0 | 19.6 ± 0.5 | 39.0 ± 0.4 | 1.4 ± 0.6 |
a
P < 0.01 compared with value from nonpregnant animals (Student t test; n = 10 per group)
b
P < 0.05 compared with value from nonpregnant animals (Aspin–Welch t test; n = 10 per group)
c
P < 0.05 compared with value from nonpregnant animals (Student t test; n = 10 per group)
d
P < 0.01 compared with value from nonpregnant animals (Aspin–Welch t test; n = 10 per group)