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Table 1 Red blood cell (RBC) range and biochemical parameters for adult Vipera ammodytes

From: Biochemical and hematological profiles of a wild population of the nose-horned viper Vipera ammodytes (Serpentes: Viperidae) during autumn, with a morphological assessment of blood cells

Parameter (units)

Males

Females

Mann-Whitney

n

Median

Range

n

Median

Range

U value

p value

Total RBC (×1011/L)

17

7.88

3.88-9.38

14

9.0

4.88-14.1

73.5

0.0705

Mature erythrocytes (%)

17

98.55

92.73-99.8

14

98.61

97.03-99.46

100

0.4683

Mature erythrocytes (×1011/L)

17

7.51

3.73-9.29

14

9.18

4.77-13.1

64

0.0290

Immature erythrocytes (%)

17

0

0-5

14

0.09

0-1.24

111.5

0.7692

Immature erythrocytes (×109/L)

17

0

0-40.3

14

0.67

0-8.37

115.5

0.8911

Other erythrocyte types (%)

17

0.47

0-3.33

14

0.9

0.23-2.94

84

0.1733

Other erythrocyte types (×109/L)

17

3.56

0-20.3

14

7.05

2.35-41.4

80

0.1278

Hemoglobin (g/L)

11

80.39

64.16-86.16

10

69.3

52.87-81.25

35

0.1734

PCV (%)

17

26

17-34

14

29

17-38

84

0.1733

MCV (fL)

17

363.94

266.67-438.71

14

300

179-646

76

0.0919

MCH (pg)

11

102.09

74.48-177.1

10

71.77

55.16-129.76

14

0.0028

MCHC (g/dL)

11

286.64

188.7-415.92

10

244.69

179.62-280.17

15

0.0037

ESR/1 h (mm/h)

10

4

2-7

9

4

3-11

40.5

0.7200

ESR/2 h (mm/h)

10

11

7-22

9

10

6-45

43.0

0.9000

ESR/24 h (mm/h)

10

113

109-127

9

114

69-148

44.5

0.9700

Glucose (mg/dL)

10

73.99

52.35-128.02

9

109.5

27.45-168.45

33

0.3500

Total protein (g/dL)

10

5.33

4.58-5.81

9

5.41

5.36-7.85

30

0.2400

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

10

272.05

169.84-313.97

9

295.5

212.57-462.63

39

0.6600

Uric acid (mg/dL)

10

3.96

3.51-6.2

9

5.19

3.38-9.1

36

0.4900

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

10

1.18

0.6-1.7

9

0.87

0.77-1.21

30

0.2400

  1. PCV packed cell volume, MCV mean cell volume, MCH mean cell hemoglobin, MCHC MCH concentration, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate.