Table 4.
Blood cell parameters of animals collected in July, winter torpor, or winter IBA
| Cell Type | July (n = 9) |
Torpid (n = 10) |
IBA (n = 10) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBC, × 106/μl | 8.89 ± 1.17 | 9.26 ± 2.10 | 9.65 ± 0.86 |
| Mean corpuscular volume, fl | 60.6 ± 4.1 | 52.6 ± 2.7† | 60.4 ± 3.8 |
| Hematocrit, % | 45.6 ± 5.8 | 48.5 ± 10.3 | 47.5 ± 4.0 |
| Hemoglobin, g/dl | 14.1 ± 1.6 | 14.5 ± 1.5 | 14.9 ± 1.9 |
| Platelets, ×103/μl | 399 ± 58 | 34 ± 17† | 484 ± 115 |
| Mean platelet volume, fl | 3.74 ± 0.24 | 4.29 ± 0.56* | 4.52 ± 0.37* |
| WBC, ×103/μl | 5.97 ± 2.26 | 0.86 ± 0.50† | 5.30 ± 0.99 |
| Neutrophils | 3.48 ± 2.69 | 0.34 ± 0.21† | 3.75 ± 0.81 |
| Lymphocytes | 1.89 ± 1.73 | 0.44 ± 0.31* | 0.62 ± 0.35 |
| Monocytes | 0.45 ± 0.43 | 0.07 ± 0.06† | 0.87 ± 0.36 |
| Eosinophils | 0.12 ± 0.19 | 0.01 ± 0.01† | 0.05 ± 0.05 |
| Basophils | 0.02 ± 0.07 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.01 ± 0.01 |
RBC, red blood cells; WBC, white blood cells.
*
Significant difference from July (ANOVA, P < 0.05).
†
Significant difference from July and IBA (ANOVA, P < 0.05).