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ELEPHAS MAXIMUS
ASIATIC ELEPHANT

Physiological reference ranges calculated for:

Sample results submitted by 2 member institutions.

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Reference Ranges for Physiological Data Values
TestUnitsMeanSt. Dev.Minimum
Value
Maximum
Value
Sample
Sizea
Animalsb
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^3/µl 17.96 2.687 14.50 20.80 7 3
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^6/µl 4.04 0.27 3.85 4.63 7 3
HEMOGLOBIN g/dl 16.2 1.0 15.5 18.4 7 3
HEMATOCRIT % 46.9 3.2 44.2 53.6 7 3
MCV fL 116.1 2.3 114.2 121.0 7 3
MCH pg/cell 40.1 0.6 39.2 40.8 7 3
MCHC g/dl 34.5 0.7 33.6 35.5 7 3
PLATELET COUNT *10^3/µl 199 92 121 342 6 2
SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS *10^3/µl 10.96 3.083 7.400 15.20 7 3
LYMPHOCYTES *10^3/µl 3.131 2.711 0.906 8.630 7 3
MONOCYTES *10^3/µl 1.763 1.866 0.081 5.261 6 3
EOSINOPHILS *10^3/µl 0.151 0.000 0.151 0.151 1 1
BASOPHILS *10^3/µl 0.041 0.000 0.041 0.041 1 1
NEUTROPHILIC BANDS *10^3/µl 2.745 2.451 0.170 6.920 6 3
CALCIUM mg/dl 9.8 1.0 8.4 11.4 6 3
PHOSPHORUS mg/dl 7.8 0.8 6.7 8.9 6 3
SODIUM mEq/L 139 14 129 165 6 3
POTASSIUM mEq/L 5.1 1.3 3.7 7.2 6 3
CHLORIDE mEq/L 95 16 82 126 6 3
CARBON DIOXIDE mEq/L 23.5 9.2 17.0 30.0 2 2
OSMOLARITY mOsmol/L 254 0 254 254 1 1
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mg/dl 10 4 7 18 6 3
CREATININE mg/dl 2.9 0.6 1.9 3.7 6 3
TOTAL BILIRUBIN mg/dl 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.5 6 3
DIRECT BILIRUBIN mg/dl 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 1
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN mg/dl 1.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1 1
GLUCOSE mg/dl 109 39 59 156 6 3
CHOLESTEROL mg/dl 42 21 27 57 2 2
TRIGLYCERIDE mg/dl 32 0 32 32 1 1
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE IU/L 358 463 30 685 2 2
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE IU/L 743 728 228 1257 2 2
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE IU/L 190 32 164 252 6 3
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE IU/L 8 10 2 15 2 2
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE IU/L 101 84 26 262 6 3
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE IU/L 0 0 0 0 1 1
AMYLASE U/L 5006 0 5006 5006 1 1
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/dl 7.3 0.7 6.2 8.1 5 3
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/dl 3.9 0.1 3.8 4.0 5 3
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/dl 3.4 0.7 2.4 4.2 5 3


a Number of samples used to calculate the reference range.
b Number of different individuals contributing to the reference values.
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