The Blood

Blood Composition

Blood volume: 80-90 ml blood per kg live weight* (*Live weight = weight of the living animal)Red corpuscles: 5.5 to 8.5 x 106 per mm3 (= 5.5 to 8.5 million)Hemoglobin: 12 to 18 g per 100 mlPlatelets: 2 to 500,000 per mm3Hematocrit (%): 37-55 (volume of red corpuscles as a proportion of blood volume)Calcium: 95 to 120 mg/literGlucose: 0.7 to 1.1 g/literTotal lipids: 5.5 to 14.5 g/literCholesterol: 0.5 to 2.7 g/literPhosphorus: 40 to 80 mg/literBleeding time (ear): 2 to 3 minutesCoagulation time: 6 to 7.5 minutes

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