Table 1.
Peripheral blood parameters of WT and Usp3Δ/Δ mice at 10–17 and 44 wk of age
| Cohort (n) | Age | WBC | Lymphocyte | RBC | Hgb | Plt |
| wk | ×109/liter | ×109/liter | ×1012/liter | mM/liter | ×109/liter | |
| WT (9) | 10-17 | 4.8 ± 1.3 | 4.4 ± 1.3 | 4.6 ± 0.3 | 4.5 ± 0.4 | 621 ± 184 |
| Usp3Δ/Δ (13) | 10-17 | 4.2 ± 1.4 | 3.8 ± 1.3 | 4.4 ± 0.2 | 4.3 ± 0.2 | 584 ± 192 |
| WT (10) | 44 | 5.7 ± 1.4 | 5.1 ± 1.0 | 4.6 ± 0.3 | 4.5 ± 0.3 | 628 ± 292 |
| Usp3Δ/Δ (13) | 44 | 3.6 ± 1.4*** | 3.2 ± 0.9*** | 4.3 ± 0.1* | 4.3 ± 0.2 | 506 ± 167 |
Hgb, hemoglobin; Plt, platelets. Significant difference between USP3Δ/Δ and WT mice as determined by Student’s t test: *, P ≤ 0.05; ***, P ≤ 0.001. Numbers indicate means ± SEM. Results are from three independent experiments.