Table 1.

Plasma factor VIII levels determined in normal and von Willebrand factor-knockout mice with the 2-stage and chromogenic assays using a human standard plasma as reference

Strain n FVIII Assay Mean U/mL ± SD (CV%)
2-Stage Chromogenic
NMRI 
 Male + female  53  0.49 ± 0.39 (80%) 1.03 ± 0.64 (62%)  
 Male  33 0.57 ± 0.43 (75%)  1.17 ± 0.75 (64%)  
 Female 20  0.37 ± 0.27 (73%)  0.80 ± 0.30 (38%) 
C57B1/6J  
 Male + female  20  0.28 ± 0.17 (61%) 0.66 ± 0.39 (59%)  
 Male  0.37 ± 0.19 (51%)  0.80 ± 0.51 (64%)  
 Female 11  0.20 ± 0.12 (57%)  0.55 ± 0.21 (39%) 
Balb/c  
 Male + female  14  0.29 ± 0.19 (66%) 1.60 ± 0.85 (53%)  
 Male  0.34 ± 0.25 (72%)  2.25 ± 0.26 (12%)  
 Female 6  0.23 ± 0.05 (23%)  0.74 ± 0.47 (63%)  
vWD 
 Male + female  4  0.07 ± 0.03 (40%) 0.02 ± 0.01 (44%)  
 Male  0.06 ± 0.02 (40%)  0.02 ± 0.00 (16%)  
 Female 2  0.09 ± 0.03 (34%)  0.03 ± 0.01 (46%) 
Strain n FVIII Assay Mean U/mL ± SD (CV%)
2-Stage Chromogenic
NMRI 
 Male + female  53  0.49 ± 0.39 (80%) 1.03 ± 0.64 (62%)  
 Male  33 0.57 ± 0.43 (75%)  1.17 ± 0.75 (64%)  
 Female 20  0.37 ± 0.27 (73%)  0.80 ± 0.30 (38%) 
C57B1/6J  
 Male + female  20  0.28 ± 0.17 (61%) 0.66 ± 0.39 (59%)  
 Male  0.37 ± 0.19 (51%)  0.80 ± 0.51 (64%)  
 Female 11  0.20 ± 0.12 (57%)  0.55 ± 0.21 (39%) 
Balb/c  
 Male + female  14  0.29 ± 0.19 (66%) 1.60 ± 0.85 (53%)  
 Male  0.34 ± 0.25 (72%)  2.25 ± 0.26 (12%)  
 Female 6  0.23 ± 0.05 (23%)  0.74 ± 0.47 (63%)  
vWD 
 Male + female  4  0.07 ± 0.03 (40%) 0.02 ± 0.01 (44%)  
 Male  0.06 ± 0.02 (40%)  0.02 ± 0.00 (16%)  
 Female 2  0.09 ± 0.03 (34%)  0.03 ± 0.01 (46%) 

CV% = coefficient of variation.

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