Reticulocytes

EDTA blood or heparin blood 0.5 ml

flow cytometry

dog, cat, small mammals, small ruminants, swine, others

1 day

• Reticulocytes are juvenile erythrocytes – the concentration is needed to differentiate between regenerative and non regenerative anaemias.
• For reliable results the sample should not be older than 48 hours.
• In dogs and cats, the hemoglobin concentration of reticulocytes (CHr) is measured additionally.