Table 1 Physiologic and hematologic parameters at 15–17 weeks of age.

Body weight (g)

419.4 ± 7.4

331.8 ± 11.3*

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

114.5 ± 5.5

196.5 ± 5.4*

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

89.4 ± 5.5

162.1 ± 5.5*

Heart rate (bpm)

381.3 ± 11.9

489.6 ± 9.1*

Lung weight/tibia length (mg/mm)

38.5 ± 1.5

41.7 ± 1.5

LV weight/tibia length (mg/mm)

23.9 ± 0.6

34.4 ± 0.9*

Spleen weight/tibia length (mg/mm)

23.8 ± 0.4

55.0 ± 4.0*

Kidney weight/tibia length (mg/mm)

36.5 ± 1.6

48.4 ± 0.8*

Red blood cell (× 10⁶/μL)

9.00 ± 0.11

5.91 ± 0.45*

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

15.3 ± 0.2

10.9 ± 0.8*

Hematocrit (%)

45.4 ± 0.5

38.0 ± 2.0*

MCH (pg)

17.0 ± 0.1

18.4 ± 0.3*

MCV (fL)

50.5 ± 0.3

65.3 ± 2.2*

MCHC (g/dL)

33.6 ± 0.3

28.4 ± 0.7*

Reticulocyte (%)

2.9 ± 0.1

26.3 ± 3.4*

Reticulocyte (× 10⁴/μL)

26.1 ± 1.1

146.2 ± 17.3*

RDW-CV (%)

20.1 ± 0.3

23.4 ± 1.1*

Platelet (× 10⁴/μL)

77.0 ± 3.4

71.8 ± 4.3

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.37 ± 0.01

0.66 ± 0.04*