Table 1 Hematology and serum biochemistry values of a 20-month-old, 32-g, white, ICR CD-1 female mouse with a ventral tail mass

From: Tail mass in a mouse

Hematology or serum biochemistry parameter

Value

In-house reference range

White blood cells (103/μl)

6.72

5.5–9.3

Red blood cells (106/μl)

3.17*

7.0–8.8

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

5.36*

13.7–16.4

Hematocrit (%)

17.3*

39.0–47.0

Mean corpuscular volume (fl)

54.6

52.0–68.7

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (pg)

16.9*

18.4–19.6

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (g/dl)

31.0*

34.0–36.0

Neutrophils (103/μl)

403

825–2,604

Lymphocytes (103/μl)

6,115

3,685–7,812

Monocytes (103/μl)

202

0–279

Neutrophils (%)

6

15–32

Lymphocytes (%)

91

65–83

Monocytes (%)

3

0–3

Platelet estimate

Decreased

Adequate

Red blood cell morphology

Moderate anisocytosis and polychromasia

Glucose (mg/dl)

183

184–220

Alanine aminotransferase (IU/l)

68

192–388

Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/l)

29

76–160

Alkaline phosphatase (IU/l)

55

171–183

Total bilirubin (mg/dl)

0

0.15–0.85

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

80

52.1–92.1

Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl)

18

20.3–24.7

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.3

0.1–1.1

Calcium (mg/dl)

9.5

8.9–9.7

Total protein (mg/dl)

4.9

5.0–6.2

Albumin (mg/dl)

2.6

3.2–3.6

CPK (IU/l)

85

50–300

Phosphorous (mg/dl)

8.9

6.15–9.85

  1. *Value is low compared with the normal range.