Table 2.
Blood cell count from the four groups: Term (T), Preterm (P), P+Leptin, and P+epidermal growth factor (P+EGF) at day 10 of the suckling period.
| Day 10 | ||||
| T | P | P+Leptin | P+EGF | |
| Leukocytes (×109/L) | 2.48 ± 0.58 | 2.45 ± 0.68 | 2.52 ± 0.45 | 3.57 ± 1.31 *φ Δ |
| Lymphocytes (×109/L) | 1.71 ± 0.49 | 1.65 ± 0.50 | 1.74 ± 0.48 | 2.41 ± 1.02 *φ Δ |
| Monocytes (×109/L) | 0.23 ± 0.07 | 0.21 ± 0.07 | 0.22 ± 0.05 | 0.31 ± 0.10 *φ Δ |
| Granulocytes (×109/L) | 0.54 ± 0.20 | 0.59 ± 0.31 | 0.55 ± 0.20 | 0.85 ± 0.39 *φ Δ |
| Erythrocytes (×1012/L) | 3.41 ± 0.25 | 3.03 ± 0.21 * | 3.12 ± 0.22 * | 3.10 ± 0.33 * |
| Hb (g/L) | 82.90 ± 5.75 | 78.37 ± 5.13 * | 85.52 ± 5.27 φ | 82.94 ± 6.48 φ |
| HCT (%) | 28.95 ± 2.02 | 27.09 ± 2.45 * | 28.53 ± 2.54 | 27.93 ± 2.08 |
| MCV (fL) | 86.22 ± 3.40 | 90.74 ± 3.95 * | 92.01 ± 4.08 φ | 90.04 ± 4.08 * |
| MCH (pg) | 24.64 ± 1.04 | 25.83 ± 1.37 * | 27.48 ± 2.00 *φ | 26.71 ± 1.94 *φ |
| Platelets (× 1012/L) | 467.45 ± 81.99 | 502.94 ± 89.08 | 514.44 ± 63.64 | 455.25 ± 96.91 |
The results are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 18 pups/group). Statistical differences: * p < 0.05 versus T group; φ p < 0.05 versus P group; Δ p < 0.05 versus P+Leptin group. Hb: hemoglobin; HCT: hematocrit, MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin.