Table 2.

Comparison of experimental and literature HB and HCT values of mouse ($n=15$) and rat ($n=14$).

Parameter	Mouse (BALB/c)	Rat (Wistar)
HB (exp.) (g/dL) ($\mathrm{mean}\pm \mathrm{std}$)	$14.73\pm 2.09$	$15.06\pm 2.35$
HB (lit.) (g/dL)	11 to 16	14.4 to 18.0
HCT (exp.) (%) ($\mathrm{mean}\pm \mathrm{std}$)	$41.83\pm 6.38$	$45.50\pm 6.13$
HCT (lit.) (%)	37 to 52	36 to 48
Reference	Santos et al. (2016)34	Charles River Laboratories, 199835