TABLE 2.

Rats’ blood haematimetric parameters.

	9 days				21 days
	CTRL	COLD	HYPO	COHY	CTRL	COLD	HYPO	COHY
	n = 11	n = 13	n = 8	n = 12	n = 9	n = 12	n = 9	n = 11
MCV (fL)	66.7 ± 0.7	67.6 ± 0.6	68.6 ± 0.4	70.4 ± 1.1*#	65.2 ± 0.9	65.2 ± 0.8	66.6 ± 0.3	66.5 ± 0.6
MHC (pg)	18.4 ± 0.3	18.8 ± 0.6	19.4 ± 0.2	19.6 ± 0.2	18.5 ± 0.5	19.1 ± 0.3	19.22 ± 0.3	18.68 ± 0.2
MCHC (g/dL)	27.7 ± 0.3	28.6 ± 0.3	28.3 ± 0.3	28.1 ± 0.3	27.5 ± 0.1	29.9 ± 0.5*	29.0 ± 0.5*	28.4 ± 0.3#
WBC (109/L)	7.0 ± 0.5	12.5 ± 0.5*	10.9 ± 1.4*	11.3 ± 1.3*	6.4 ± 1.7	6.9 ± 0.6	10.4 ± 1.7*#	6.8 ± 0.6$
Platelets (109/L)	522 ± 22	603 ± 71	392 ± 34*#	406 ± 31#	497 ± 37	587 ± 44	488 ± 34	451 ± 32

Data are presented as mean ± standard error. MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; WBC, white blood cells. CTRL, control; COLD, intermittent cold; HYPO, intermittent hypoxia; COHY, intermittent cold + hypoxia. Statistically significant differences are indicated as follows: *p < 0.05 vs. CTRL, ^#p < 0.05 vs. COLD, ^$p < 0.05 vs. HYPO.