Table 1.
Normal hematology and clinical chemistry values in pigs, baboons, and humans22
| Pigs (mean ± 1 SD) | Baboons (mean ± 1 SD) | Humans (range) | ||
| Hematology | ||||
| WBC (no./mm3) | 18.6 ± 6.4a | 10.0 ± 1.7 | 3.8–10.6 | |
| RBC (×106/mm3) | 6.9 ± 1.1a | 5.1 ± 0.1 | 3.73–4.89 | |
| Hgb (g/dL) | 10 ± 1.4 | 12.7 ± 0.3 | 11.6–14.6 | |
| Hct (%) | 37.9 ± 8.7b | 39.9 ± 1.3 | 34.1–43.3 | |
| Platelets (×103/mm3) | 507 ± 156 | 419 ± 61 | 156–369 | |
| Clinical chemistry | ||||
| BUN (mg/dL) | 12.4 ± 5.1 | 14.3 ± 4.0 | 8.0–26.0 | |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.5–1.4 | |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 143 ± 4.0 | 146 ± 2.0 | 136–146 | |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 5.3 ± 1.0a | 3.8 ± 0.5 | 3.5–5.0 | |
| Chloride (mmol/L) | 105 ± 1.9 | 108 ± 4.0 | 95–110 | |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 11.0 ± 0.8a | 9.5 ± 0.5 | 8.4–10.2 | |
| Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 8.6 ± 3.2a | 4.3 ± 1.8 | 2.5–4.5 | |
| Total protein (g/dL) | 5.2 ± 1.1a | 6.8 ± 0.3 | 6.3–7.7 | |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 2.6 ± 0.6a | 4.1 ± 0.3 | 3.4–5.0 |
a
Significant (P < 0.01) difference between pigs compared with baboons and humans
b
Significant (P < 0.01) difference between pigs compared with baboons