Table 3.
Stage | LYM (109/L) | RBC (1012/L) | HGB (g/L) | HCT (%) | MCV (fL) | MCH (pg) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before hibernation | 2.03 ± 0.11 c | 0.79 ± 0.02 b | 17.08 ± 0.76 b | 13.69 ± 0.10 b | 173.34 ± 0.23 a | 21.61 ± 0.52 a |
During hibernation | 3.10 ± 0.04 b | 0.93 ± 0.04 a | 19.89 ± 0.16 a | 14.83 ± 0.19 a | 159.15 ± 0.50 b | 21.36 ± 1.09 a |
After recovery | 3.97 ± 0.07 a | 0.87 ± 0.06 ab | 19.84 ± 0.44 a | 14.45 ± 0.33 a | 165.90 ± 0.73 ab | 21.87 ± 0.93 a |
LYM lymphocytes, RBC total red blood cell count, HCT hematocrit, HGB hemoglobin, MCV mean corpuscular volume, and MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin. The values are expressed as mean ± SD. Different letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).