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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Blood Rev. 2019 Jan 28;35:7–17. doi: 10.1016/j.blre.2019.01.003

Table 1: Pig RBCs share a number of common characteristics with human RBCs*.

Pig Human
Blood groups 27 30
Hematocrit 38-50% 35-45%
Hemoglobin 6-18 g/100ml 12-18 g/100ml
Isotonicity 0.85% NaCl 0.9% NaCl
Lifespan 86 days 120 days
RBC count 5.7-6.9 million/μl 4.2-6.2 million/μl
RBC diameter 4-8 μm 6-8 μm
RBC volume 56-95 ml/kg 65-75 ml/kg
*

Data from references [28-31]