The blood count and plasma lipid profile of WT control and IL-6^−/− mice.

WBC (white blood cells: LYM% (% of lymphocytes), MON% (% of monocytes), GRA% (% of granulocytes)), RBC (red blood cells), HGB (hemoglobin), HCT (hematocrit), MCV ((red cell) mean corpuscular volume), MCH ((red cell) mean corpuscular hemoglobin), MCHC ((red cell) mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration), RDW (red cell distribution width), PLT (platelets), MPV (mean platelets volume), LDL (low-density lipoprotein), HDL (high-density lipoprotein), TC (total cholesterol), TG (triglicerydes). Data are presented as means ± SEM.