Comparison of the methods for platelet rich plasma preparation in horses

Table 1 Results of platelet rich plasma analysis

Horse		RBC				WBC				Platelet
Horse		W^b,c	A^b,c	B^w,a,b	C^w,a,b,c	W^a,b,c	A^w,b,c	B^w,a	C^w,a	W^a,b,c	A^w	B^w	C^w
1	Halla Female 13 yrs	6.96	9.03	2.51	0.14	7.04	36.56	14.85	17.06	79	368	556	605
2	Halla Male 7 yrs	7.07	10.82	4.15	0.11	5.94	33.25	18.55	10.69	71	274	439	380
3	TB Female 4 yrs	11.26	11.56	4.65	0.12	8.88	34.77	19.2	13.5	104	503	680	650
4	TB Female 4 yrs	7.76	6.45	2.46	0.03	7.8	34.1	21.3	13	106	602	427	629
5	Halla Male 7 yrs	6.92	6.57	2	0.02	7.9	41.6	12	10.7	133	494	543	499
6	Halla Female 13 yrs	6.61	6.57	4.56	0.13	7.97	30.89	22.72	10.25	118	497	610	652
Mean		7.76	8.50	3.39	0.09	7.59	35.20	18.10	12.53	101.83	456.33	542.50	569.17
SD		1.75	2.31	1.19	0.05	1.00	3.65	4.02	2.59	23.35	116.20	97.67	108.60

A 2-setp centrifugation, B Separated centrifugation, C Separated centrifugation with histopaque, TB Thoroughbred, W Whole blood, RBC Red blood cell, WBC White blood cell, ^w,a,b,cDifferent letters represent significant differences between groups (P-value: W vs. A, B, C, Mann-Whitney test, P < 0.05; A vs. B vs. C, Kruskal-Wallis test, P < 0.017)

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