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Table 2 Hematological and plasma biochemical reference values for male captive adult Mauremys mutica in February, April, August, and November

From: Hematologic and plasma biochemical reference values of the yellow pond turtle Mauremys mutica and the effects of sex and season

Variable

February

April

August

November

Hb (g/dl)

4.1 to 7.6

4.9 to 8.8

2.7 to 7.8

4.7 to 7.2

PVC (%)

20 to 46

26 to 40

15 to 36

22 to 30

RBCs (106/μl)

0.33 to 0.83

0.55 to 1.11

0.15 to 1.31

0.4 to 0.91

WBCs (μl)

2,220 to 15,400

2,220 to 27,800

3,400 to 11,600

2,000 to 14,000

Heterophils (μl)

38 to 82

37 to 87

35 to 77

41 to 76

Lymphocytes (μl)

4 to 41

7 to 33

12 to 38

13 to 37

Basophils (μl)

0 to 37

1 to 30

0 to 29

5 to 34

Eosinophils (μl)

0 to 1

0 to 2

0 to 1

0

Monocytes (μl)

3 to 15

1 to 12

1 to 12

0 to 9

AST (U/l)

39 to 229

58 to 332

60 to 230

41 to 133

LDH (IU/l)

759 to 4,265

870 to 8,102

730 to 4,956

787 to 3,385

BUN (mg/dl)

1 to 16

3 to 16

1 to 19

1 to 11

Calcium (mg/dl)

8.8 to 14.6

8.7 to 16.2

8.5 to 12.5

8.3 to 12.1

Phosphorus (mg/dl)

1.9 to 3.4

1.7 to 4.9

2.8 to 4.3

2.1 to 3.1

CK (U/l)

153 to 1,240

230 to 691

97 to 1426

119 to 587

Uric acid (mg/dl)

0.3 to 1.1

0.5 to 1

0.7 to 1.7

0.4 to 0.8

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.1 to 0.2

0.1 to 0.4

0.1 to 0.3

0.1

Glucose (mg/dl)

34 to 87

52 to 125

41 to 102

32 to 89

Total protein (g/dl)

3 to 5.9

3.5 to 6.3

2.1 to 7

2.1 to 4.4

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

37 to 464

33 to 913

27 to 304

5 to 542

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

80 to 224

83 to 286

61 to 149

62 to 131

Sodium (mmol/l)

131 to 137

131 to 137

113 to 137

122 to 134

Potassium (mmol/l)

2.9 to 3.8

3.5 to 4.6

4.5 to 8.9

3.2 to 5.8

Chloride (mmol/l)

101 to 110

101 to 110

102 to 111

98 to 107

  1. Hb, hemoglobin; PCV, packed cell volume; RBCs red blood cells; WBCs, white blood cells; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CK, creatine kinase.