Table 2 Sex specific reference range for hematological parameters in 10–14 weeks Wistar rats

WBC (10³/µL)

101

6.50 ± 1.32^**

6.61

4.03–9.50

103

4.20 ± 1.07

4.18

2.23–6.50

RBC (10⁶/µL)

104

7.67 ± 0.48^**

7.65

6.73–8.57

107

7.36 ± 0.43

7.31

6.42–8.21

HGB^a (g/dL)

104

14.15 ± 0.68^**

14.20

12.7–15.38

105

13.76 ± 0.64

13.70

12.50–15.14

HCT (%)

103

44.76 ± 2.36^**

44.60

40.24–49.38

107

43.27 ± 2.47

43.50

37.38–47.89

MCV^a (fL)

95

58.40 ± 2.81

58.80

51.84–63.96

103

59.19 ± 2.73^*

59.70

51.94–63.70

MCH^a (pg)

99

18.35 ± 0.76

18.30

17.05–20.15

106

18.65 ± 0.70^*

18.70

17.27–20.20

MCHC (g/dL)

102

31.62 ± 1.07

31.60

29.76 – 34.00

103

31.63 ± 1.17

31.60

29.60–34.38

PLT (10³/µl)

97

688.99 ± 116.31

676.0

463.95–947.4

99

692.68 ± 108.0

681.0

487.0–951.0

NEU^a %

98

14.09 ± 3.68

13.40

7.75–20.71

106

16.01 ± 4.82^*

15.25

7.90–26.99

LYMPH^a %

100

78.34 ± 6.59

79.55

58.40–88.15

106

77.1 ± 5.92

76.85

65.50–89.03

MONO %

103

3.38 ± 2.1

3.19

0.22–7.75

107

3.61 ± 2.26

3.17

0.32–8.24

EOS %

96

1.06 ± 0.44

1.01

0.33–2.089

99

1.36 ± 0.55^**

1.29

0.51–2.73

BASO^a %

103

1.88 ± 1.29

1.93

0.1–5.01

107

1.55 ± 1.07

1.48

0.07–3.77