title: [Erythrocyte reference values in a Coulter S-Plus STKR, in healthy adults living at 2,240 meters above sea level].
abstract: To determine reference values of red blood cell counts in a Coulter S-Plus STKR, we studied 122 males and 147 females selected from the hospital staff (physicians, chemists, nurses) and blood donors. Their ages ranged from 17 to 45 years. Iron and total iron binding capacity in serum, and Zn-protoporphyrin and folates in erythrocytes were measured to include only normal subjects without nutritional deficiencies. Two males (1.6%) and 21 females (14.3%) were excluded due to iron deficiency, and one man (0.7%) and one woman (0.8%) to folate deficiency. All red cell parameters, except the mean cell volume, showed a gaussian distribution (Lilliefors test). Their mean +/- standard deviation were: [formula: see text].
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Hematología, Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición, Salvador Zubirán, México, D.F.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piedras Ros
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reyes Devesa
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Córdova Caballero
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cháves Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000531:Altitude; D004906:Erythrocyte Count / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values
vernacular_title: Límites de referencia de serie roja, obtenidos en el equipo Coulter S-plus STKR, en adultos sanos residentes a 2,240 metros sobre el nivel del mar.