Table 1. Hematologic parameters from a racing pigeon infected with Haemoproteus columbae.
Unit | Day 0 | Day 24 | Day 53 | Day 81 | Day 112 | Day 140 | Reference ranges | |
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ALP | U/l | 1,862 | 1,066 | 2,099 | 1,717 | 1,270 | 2,506 | 160–780a |
AST | U/l | 661 | 263 | 150 | 162 | 119 | 114 | 45–123b |
CK | U/l | 693 | 477 | 494 | >2,000 | 664 | 290 | 110–480b |
GGT | U/l | 529 | 576 | 113 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0–3b |
LDH | U/l | 568 | 429 | 178 | 406 | 107 | 64 | 30–205b |
BA | µmol/l | 109 | 62 | nt | nt | nt | nt | 22–60b |
TCHO | mg/dl | 662 | 536 | 352 | 238 | 226 | 317 | na |
TG | mg/dl | 130 | 676 | 198 | 183 | 165 | 198 | na |
TP | g/dl | 5.4 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 2.1–3.5b |
PCV | % | 52 | 52 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 40–57c |
WBC | 103/µl | 11.0 | 11.6 | nt | nt | 12.6 | nt | 2.6–22.3c |
Het | % | 50.9 | 44.8 | nt | nt | 61.5 | nt | 4.5–43.5c |
Lym | % | 49.1 | 55.2 | nt | nt | 38.5 | nt | 52.5–90.5c |
Gametocytes | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | ||
Parasitemia | % | 3.1 | 3.3 | nt | nt | nt | nt | |
Color of the plasma | Red | Red | Red | Red | Red | Yellow |
ALP, alkaline phosphatase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CK, creatine phosphokinase, GGT, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; BA, total bile acid; TCHO, total cholesterol; TG, tryglyceride; TP, total protein; PCV, packed cell volume; WBC, white blood cells; Het, heterophils; Lym, lymphocytes; nt, not tested; na, not available. a Lumeiji & Bruijine (1985) [8]; b Lumeiji (2008) [10]; c Scope et al. (2002) [14].