title: Hematology values from clinically healthy Peromyscus leucopus.
abstract: Reported herein are hematocrit and total and differential WBCs obtained from 132 clinically healthy male and female white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) of four different age groups: 4, 5-8, 9-20, and >32 wk old. Minimal differences were identified between the age groups. The number and percentage of neutrophils in the 4-wk-old mice were significantly higher than those in the other groups; the relative percentage of lymphocytes in the 4-wk-old mice was significantly lower than in the 9-20-wk-old mice. The only significant gender effects identified were higher numbers of WBCs and lymphocytes in females of the 4-wk-old group and higher hematocrits in males of the 5-8- and >32-wk-old groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana 61802, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Greeley
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Segre
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D010542:Peromyscus / Q000097:blood*; D012727:Sex Characteristics