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Table 1 Changes in cell counts in the peripheral blood

From: Comparison of murine retroorbital plexus and facial vein blood collection to mitigate animal ethics issues

a. RP

  

Times of blood collection

1

6

WBC

4.8(±0.2)×103/μL

7.8(±1.2)×103/μL**

Lymphocytes

3.7(±0.3)×103/μL

5.0(±0.1)×103/μL

Monocytes

0.1×103/μL

0.3(±0.05)×103/μL*

Granulocytes

1.0(±0.2)×103/μL

2.5(±0.2)×103/μL**

Lymphocytes (%)

75.80(±1.2)%

69.20(±3.2)%

Monocytes (%)

3.10(±0.3)%

4.20(±0.8)%*

Granulocytes (%)

21.10(±1.0)%

32.60(±2.5)%**

RBC

7.70(±0.54)×106/μL

7.26(±0.53)×106/μL

HGB

13.8(±0.5)g/Dl

13.1(±0.2)g/Dl

b. FV

  

Times of blood collection

1

6

WBC

5.9(±1.8)×103/μL

4.7(±2.3)×103/μL

Lymphocytes

4.1(±2.3)×103/μL

3.1(±1.2)×103/μL

Monocytes

0.2(±0.05)×103/μL

0.2(±0.1)×103/μL

Granulocytes

1.6(±0.4)×103/μL

1.4(±0.3)×103/μL

Lymphocytes (%)

69.70(±3.2)%

67.00(±1.2)%

Monocytes (%)

3.30(±0.3)%

3.90(±0.5)%

Granulocytes (%)

27.00(±1.0)%

29.10(±0.3)%

RBC

9.13(±0.13)×106/μL

9.68(±0.43)×106/μL

HGB

12.6(±0.4)g/Dl

13.2(±1.2)g/Dl

  1. Peripheral blood samples from the RP (a) and FV (b) methods were measured using a fully automatic hematology analyzer. Data are shown as means ± s.d. P values were calculated by the two-tailed unpaired Student’s t-test, with blood collection method in all groups (n = 6/blood collection method). *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01