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. 2014 Nov 1;10(9):2691–2696. doi: 10.4161/hv.28924

Table 3.

Study design of the repeated dose toxicity study with Haemophilus influenza b vaccine

Parameter Signs looked for   Days
Clinical observations - Erythema
- Haematoma
- Edema
- Body weights
- Food intake
- Skin changes
  0–63
At least ones daily
Haematology - hemoglobin
- packed cell volume
- red blood cell count
- reticulocytes
- thrombocyte count
- total white blood cell count
- differential white blood cell count
- Prothrombin time
- mean corpuscular volume
- mean corpuscular hemoglobin
- mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
1, 29, 57, 63, (77)
Clinical Chemistry - alkaline phosphate activity
- alanine aminotransferase activity
- aspartate aminotransferase activity
- gamma glutamyl transferase activity
- total protein
- albumin
- ratio Albumin to Globulin
- urea
- creatinine bilirubin
- Cholesterol
- triglycerides
- phospholipids
- calcium
- sodium
- potassium
- chloride
- inorganic phosphate
1, 29, 57, 63, (77)
Pathology Isolation, macroscopy, organ weight   The day of necropsy (63 or 77)
Histopathology - spleen
- thymus
- bone and bone marrow
- muscle at the injection sites(hind legs) and untreated muscle (left fore leg)
- draining popliteal lymph nodes
- draining, inguinal lymph nodes
- gross lesions
  The day of necropsy (63 or 77)