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Table 4 Size characteristics of different leukocytes from Vipera ammodytes blood (in micrometers)

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

Leukocyte type

Cell size

Nucleus size

 

Length

Width

Lymphocytes

10.15 ± 2.46 (6.08-18.83)

8.81 ± 1.46 (6.08-14.02)

7.27 ± 1.07 (4.5-10.33)

Azurophils

15.54 ± 3.71 (7.32-22.99)

9.41 ± 0.85 (7.01-12.5)

7.81 ± 0.72 (5.31-10.49)

Heterophils

16.87 ± 1.41 (13.69-21.42)

7.97 ± 1.18 (5.98-11.6)

6.4 ± 0.99 (5.04-11.06)

Eosinophils

17.3 ± 1.36 (13.59-20.85)

8.16 ± 1.28 (4.67-10.65)

5.90 ± 1.06 (3.22-7.68)

Basophils

10.21 ± 1.07 (8.31-12.92)

8.56 ± 0.46 (8.18-9.07)

6.09 ± 0.52 (5.63-6.66)

  1. Values are given as the mean ± SD (range). SD standard deviation.