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Table 3 Hematological and plasma biochemical reference values for female 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)

3.3 to 8.2

3.8 to 9.4

3.7 to 7.2

3.9 to 8.2

PVC (%)

19 to 41

21 to 47

18 to 42

21 to 34

RBC (106/μl)

0.34 to 0.84

0.38 to 1.2

0.41 to 1.16

0.24 to 0.84

WBC (μl)

3,330 to 26,400

3,552 to 21,200

2,200 to 26,400

2,600 to 15,400

Heterophils (μl)

34 to 74

29 to 75

41 to 92

36 to 76

Lymphocytes (μl)

8 to 34

1 to 41

6 to 39

12 to 30

Basophils (μl)

0 to 35

0 to 36

0 to 25

0 to 35

Eosinophils (μl)

0 to 2

0 to 3

0 to 2

0 to 1

Monocytes (μl)

2 to 12

1 to 22

1 to 10

1 to 11

AST (U/l)

42 to 147

53 to 213

65 to 186

48 to 116

LDH (IU/l)

823 to 2,658

744 to 8,468

635 to 2,474

759 to 3,327

BUN (mg/dl)

1 to 14

2 to 22

1 to 17

1 to 9

Calcium (mg/dl)

7.5 to 15.5

6.6 to 23

7.7 to 19.7

7.7 to 14.8

Phosphorus (mg/dl)

1.9 to 3.8

1.8 to 5.3

2.7 to 5.2

2.3 to 3.3

CK (U/l)

74 to 745

176 to 654

71 to 417

57 to 713

Uric acid (mg/dl)

0.3 to 1.2

0.6 to 1.5

0.5 to 1.3

0.4 to 1

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.1

0.1 to 0.4

0.1 to 0.3

0.1

Glucose (mg/dl)

28 to 71

42 to 116

32 to 126

37 to 86

Total protein (g/dl)

2 to 4.4

2.1 to 6.1

1.7 to 5.6

1.9 to 3.7

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

65 to 785

63 to 877

41 to 409

78 to 549

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

71 to 167

66 to 285

113 to 223

70 to 170

Sodium (mmol/l)

127 to 136

121 to 136

112 to 143

122 to 133

Potassium (mmol/l)

2.7 to 5.7

3.3 to 5.3

4.4 to 6.2

3.3 to 6.2

Chloride (mmol/l)

98 to 107

96 to 109

96 to 112

98 to 107

  1. Abbreviations of variables are defined in the footnotes of Table 2.