packed cell volume

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Noun1.packed cell volume - the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
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International Committee for Standardization in Hematology selected methode for the determination of packed cell volume, pp.
Haematological results showed that in case of Trypanosoma evansi infection the packed cell volume, RBCs and Hb were significantly decreased in haemparasitized camels as compared to healthy camels (Table II).
Mean Packed Cell Volume (PCV) was found to be (40.92 [+ or -] 6.168)%, which was higher than a study by Suresh M et al [11] with a value of (27.13 [+ or -] 4.41)%.
Generally oxidative stress associated with cellular damages is correlated with increased level of thiobarbituric reactive substances and decrease packed cell volume (PCV) due to destruction of erythrocytes (Fakurazi et al., 2008).
Correlation coefficients (r) among physiologic and haematic parameters of horses Heart rate HR Glucose Lactate Glucose 0.574 ** Lactate 0.719 *** 0.716 *** Packed cell volume 0.473 *** 0.423 ** 0.639 *** Total protein 0.424 ** 0.126 0.393 ** Hemoglobin 0.241 0.229 0.525 *** Heart rate PCV TP Glucose Lactate Packed cell volume Total protein 0.521 *** Hemoglobin 0.529 *** 0.137 Levels of significance: ** p<0.01; *** p<0.001.
Data are means +- SD, Hb= Hemoglobin, PCV= Packed Cell Volume, MCV= Mean Cell Volume, MCH= Mean Cell Hemoglobin, MCHC= Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration, RDW= Red Cell Distribution Width, Fe= Serum iron, TIBC= Total Iron Binding Capacity, % Sat= % Saturation of Transferrin, Fer= Ferritin, N= Normal, M= Male, F= Female, IDA= Iron Deficiency Anemia, Thal= ss Thalassemia Minor.
Determination of the packed cell volume: Anti-coagulated (EDTA) blood sample from each participant was aspirated into micro-haematocrit capillary tubes.
Table I.- Effect of diarrhea on the average packed cell volume, serum macro minerals, trace and ultratrace elements in Foals.
(Shown in the Tab 2) and the mean pre-operatively packed cell volume was 36.45% (Range: 27.5%-50%) and post-operatively the mean packed cell volume was 34.11%.
Consistent with the results of AST, ALT, the level of bilirubin (total and conjugated) and packed cell volume (PCV) strongly support the hepatoprotective effect of P.
Complete blood count, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), packed cell volume (PVC), hemoglobin level (HB), total red (TRBC) and white blood cell count (TWBC), total lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophil count and total platelets count was determined in treated and untreated albino mice by using hematology analyzer FMI- 6180 (Jiangsu, China) following Aslam et al.
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