Table 1.

Effect of Css-CRiSP (2 μg/mouse) and C. s. scutulatus crude venom (68.5 μg/mouse) on leukocytes in BALB/c mice whole blood, 30 min post-injection i.p.

Group	Total WBC (x 103/mm3)	Neutrophils (%)	Lymphocytes (%)	Monocytes (%)	Eosinophils (%)	Basophils (%)
Control	3.2 ± 0.3	17 ± 3	78 ± 3	3 ± 1	2 ± 0	1 ± 0
Crude venom	5.0 ± 0.6**	24 ± 3*	69 ± 2**	5 ± 1	2 ± 0	0 ± 0
Css-CRiSP	1.9 ± 0.2**	9 ± 1*	80 ± 2	6 ± 1**	5 ± 1*	0 ± 0

n = 10; bold = statistically significant difference compared to control group (injected with PBS); *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.