Table 1.

Hematocrit and white blood cell counts in double mutant mice

Genotype
Wild TypeLIF−/−IL-6−/−IL-11Ra−/−mpl−/−mpl−/− LIF−/−mpl−/− IL-6−/−mpl−/− IL-11Ra−/−
Hematocrit (%)  53 ± 2  49 ± 2  51 ± 3  48 ± 1* 50 ± 2  49 ± 4  51 ± 1  48 ± 2  
White cell count (×10−6/mL)  4.7 ± 1.5 6.6 ± 1.9  3.5 ± 1.2  8.2 ± 2.7* 3.9 ± 1.2  6.5 ± 2.4  4.3 ± 1.2  6.7 ± 2.0 
 Neutrophils (%)  7 ± 2  15 ± 2  11 ± 4 15 ± 8  9 ± 9  16 ± 10  17 ± 16 14 ± 13  
 Lymphocytes (%)  84 ± 4  80 ± 1 84 ± 4  76 ± 9  86 ± 10  78 ± 9 75 ± 20  82 ± 14  
 Monocytes (%)  7 ± 4 4 ± 1  3 ± 1  8 ± 4  4 ± 3  5 ± 3 7 ± 5  3 ± 2  
 Eosinophils (%)  2 ± 2 1 ± 1  2 ± 1  1 ± 1  1 ± 1  1 ± 1 1 ± 1  1 ± 1 
Genotype
Wild TypeLIF−/−IL-6−/−IL-11Ra−/−mpl−/−mpl−/− LIF−/−mpl−/− IL-6−/−mpl−/− IL-11Ra−/−
Hematocrit (%)  53 ± 2  49 ± 2  51 ± 3  48 ± 1* 50 ± 2  49 ± 4  51 ± 1  48 ± 2  
White cell count (×10−6/mL)  4.7 ± 1.5 6.6 ± 1.9  3.5 ± 1.2  8.2 ± 2.7* 3.9 ± 1.2  6.5 ± 2.4  4.3 ± 1.2  6.7 ± 2.0 
 Neutrophils (%)  7 ± 2  15 ± 2  11 ± 4 15 ± 8  9 ± 9  16 ± 10  17 ± 16 14 ± 13  
 Lymphocytes (%)  84 ± 4  80 ± 1 84 ± 4  76 ± 9  86 ± 10  78 ± 9 75 ± 20  82 ± 14  
 Monocytes (%)  7 ± 4 4 ± 1  3 ± 1  8 ± 4  4 ± 3  5 ± 3 7 ± 5  3 ± 2  
 Eosinophils (%)  2 ± 2 1 ± 1  2 ± 1  1 ± 1  1 ± 1  1 ± 1 1 ± 1  1 ± 1 

Mean ± SD, n = 2 to 9 mice of each genotype.

*

P < .05 for comparison of data from LIF−/−, IL-6−/−, or IL-11Rα−/− mice with wild-type controls or of LIF−/− mpl−/−, IL-6−/− mpl−/−, or IL-11Rα−/− mpl−/− mice with mpl−/− data. No other statistically significant differences were observed.

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