Table 2.
Changes in complete blood count following exposure to ricin.
| Parameter | Units 1 | Δ Post Ricin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SEM | P 2 | ||
| Neutrophil | cell/mm3 | 24192.8 | 3301.4 | 0.0005 |
| Lymphocyte | cell/mm3 | −1904.2 | 1166.9 | 0.0031 |
| Monocyte | cell/mm3 | 452.2 | 161.9 | 0.0709 |
| Eosinophil | cell/mm3 | 106.3 | 139.0 | 0.6195 |
| Basophil | cell/mm3 | 37.1 | 15.5 | 0.0573 |
| Platelets | platelets/mm3 | −333.3 | 17742.0 | 0.9857 |
| RBC | cell × 106/mm3 | 1.51 | 0.32 | 0.0053 |
| Hgb | g/dL | 3.20 | 0.70 | 0.0060 |
| Hct | % by volume | 9.53 | 1.94 | 0.0044 |
1 Units are traditional units as used in USA; 2 P by two-tailed, paired (pre and post-exposure) student’s t test.