Table 2.

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

Group	Cell Count (x 103/mm3)	Polymorphonuclear Cells (%)	Mononuclear Cells (%)
Control	1.3 ± 0.3	12 ± 2	88 ± 2
Crude venom	4.6 ± 0.7**	19 ± 2*	82 ± 2*
Css-CRiSP	2.5 ± 0.4*	20 ± 2*	80 ± 2*

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