Hematological and biochemical reference intervals of wild-caught and inhouse adult Indian rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Table 5 Abbreviations, units of measurements and methods of analysis of different hematological and biochemical parameters

Parameters	Abbreviations	Units	Method of analysis
Hematology
Total leukocyte count	WBC	10³/µL	Laser light scatter
Erythrocyte count	RBC	10⁶/µL	Light scattering—optical cytometer
Hemoglobin concentration	HGB	g/dL	Cyanide-free hemoglobin methods
Hematocrit	HCT	%	Calculated
Mean corpuscular volume	MCV	fL	Cumulative pulse height detection
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin	MCH	Pg	Calculated
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration	MCHC	g/dl	Calculated
Platelet	PLT	10³/µL	Light scattering—optical cytometer
Neutrophil	NEU	10³/µL	Flow cytometry
Neutrophil percentage	N%	%
Lymphocyte	LYMP	10³/µL
Lymphocyte percentage	L%	%
Monocyte	MONO	10³/µL
Monocyte percentage	M%	%
Eosinophil	EOS	10³/µL
Eosinophil percentage	E%	%
Basophil	BASO	10³/µL
Basophil percentage	B%	%
Biochemistry
Glucose	GLU	mg/dL	Hexokinase method
Triglycerides	TG	mg/dL	Enzymatic colorimetric method
Total cholesterol	TCHO	mg/dL	Enzymatic colorimetric method
Aspartate aminotransferase	AST	U/L	IFCC method
Alanine aminotransferase	ALT	U/L
Alkaline Phosphatase	ALP	U/L
Gamma glutamyl transferase	GGT	U/L	Enzymatic colorimetric method
Total bilirubin	TBIL	mg/dL	Colorimetric diazo method
Total protein	TP	g/dL	Colorimetric biuret method
Albumin	ALB	g/dL	Bromocresol green method
Globulin	GLB	g/dL	Calculated
Creatinine	CREA	mg/dL	Jaffe method
Creatine kinase	CK	U/L	UV test
Sodium	Na⁺	mmol/L	ISE indirect
Potassium	K⁺	mmol/L
Chloride	Cl⁻	mmol/L
Calcium	Ca	mg/dL	NM-BAPTA method
Inorganic phosphorus	Phos	mg/dL	Phosphomolybdate UV method

IFCC, international federation of clinical chemistry, ISE, ion selective electrodes, NM-BAPTA: 5-nitro-5′-methyl-(1,2-bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethan-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid chromophore, UV, ultraviolet

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