Murine pulmonary responses after sub-chronic exposure to aluminum oxide-based nanowhiskers

Table 4 Blood parameters in shams and mice exposed to AO nanowhiskers for 2 or 4 wks

Whole Blood Parameter	Shams	Exposure to AO nanowhiskers for:
Whole Blood Parameter	Shams	2 wks	4 wks
White blood cells × 10³/μL	3.09 ± 0.67	3.78 ± 0.86	3.39 ± 1.02
Red blood cells × 10⁶/μL	11.16 ± 0.31	10.48 ± 0.36	10.48 ± 0.44
Hemoglobin, g/dL	17.10 ± 0.45	16.33 ± 0.59	16.67 ± 0.49
Hematocrit, %	54.51 ± 1.22	50.96 ± 1.87	50.88 ± 1.61
Neutrophils × 10³/μL	0.72 ± 0.30	0.55 ± 0.10	0.55 ± 0.19
Lymphocytes × 10³/μL	2.05 ± 0.37	2.76 ± 0.71	2.46 ± 0.73
Monocytes × 10³/μL	0.28 ± 0.05	0.38 ± 0.08	0.32 ± 0.10
Eosinophils × 10³/μL	0.04 ± 0.01	0.09 ± 0.03	0.06 ± 0.02
Basophils × 10³/μL	0.009 ± 0.004	0.006 ± 0.004	0.001 ± 0.001

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