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Table 2 Prostaglandin F metabolite, body temperature, hematological and blood chemistry data of the 19 bitches studied. P-values denote results of unpaired t-tests for differences between the two groups.

From: Pyometra in Bitches Induces Elevated Plasma Endotoxin and Prostaglandin FMetabolite Levels

  

Control

  

Pyometra

 

P-value

 

n

Mean ± SD

Range

n

Mean ± SD

Range

 

PG-metabolite (nmol l-1)a

9

0.9 ± 0.6

0.2–2.1

10

9.8 ± 7.1

0.8–24.7

0.002

Temp (°C)b

8

38.4 ± 0.47

37.6–39.0

10

39.2 ± 0.6

38.4–40.2

0.006

Hb (g l-1)c

9

143 ± 20.5

116–184

10

117 ± 25

83–162

0.024

PCV (%)d

9

0.39 ± 0.05

0.33–0.48

10

0.34 ± 0.07

0.23–0.46

0.066

WBC (_109 l-1)e

9

8.0 ± 2.2

5.4–12.1

10

30.2 ± 18.4

8.0–75.2

0.002

BN (×109 l-1)f

9

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0–0.0

10

8.3 ± 7.2

0.0–24.1

0.003

SN (_109 l-1)g

9

5.8 ± 1.4

4.1–8.8

10

14.8 ± 9.1

5.2–35.3

0.009

Lymp (_109 l-1)h

9

0.97 ± 0.45

0.4–1.6

10

1.8 ± 1.8

0.3–6.0

0.221

Mono (_109 l-1)i

9

0.7 ± 0.3

0.3–1.4

10

4.8 ± 4.1

0.6–12

0.008

Urea (mmol l-1)

9

4.3 ± 1.6

1.3–7.1

10

3.7 ± 1.4

1.3–5.8

0.410

Crea (_mol l-1)j

9

73 ± 17

46–102

10

68 ± 14

51–90

0.468

Glu (mmol l-1)k

8

5.7 ± 1.4

3.9–8.3

6

5.1 ± 1.0

4.1–7.0

0.358

BA (_mol l-1)l

8

2.3 ± 1.5

0.5–5.0

10

6.0 ± 4.2

1.2–13.6

0.033

Prot (g l-1)m

8

62 ± 6

53–70

9

68 ± 7

54–79

0.062

Alb (g l-1)n

8

28 ± 5

23–35

9

19 ± 3

12–22

0.000

A/Go

6

1 ± 0

0.5–0.9

9

0 ± 0

0.2–0.6

0.000

Alpha-1 (%)p

8

6 ± 3

2–8

9

6 ± 1

5–7

0.624

Alpha-2 (%)p

8

7 ± 3

4–11

9

10 ± 2

7–15

0.029

Beta-1 (%)p

8

7 ± 2

4–10

9

11 ± 4

4–18

0.011

Beta-2 (%)p

8

8 ± 2

6–11

9

9 ± 2

6–14

0.331

Gamma (%)p

8

6 ± 2

3–9

8

12 ± 3

8–16

0.000

  1. aPG-metabolite = prostaglandin F metabolite; bTemp = body temperature; cHb = hemoglobin; dPCV = packed cell volume; eWBC = white blood cell count; fBN = band neutrophils; gSN = segmented neutrophils; hLymp = lymphocytes; iMono = monocytes jCrea = creatinine; kGlu = glucose; lBA = bile acids; mProt = total serum protein; nAlb = albumin; oA/G = albumin/globulin ratio; pAlpha-1, Alpha-2, Beta-1, Beta-2, Gamma = respective serum protein fraction.