Table 4.
Hematological values of rats in subacute toxicity study in control and groups treated with different doses of L. elliptica essential oil (Taib et al., 2009)
| Parameter | Control | Treatment of L. elliptica essential oil |
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| 125 mg/kg | 250 mg/kg | 500 mg/kg | ||
| RBC (×1012 L−1) | 7.82±0.15 | 7.92±0.11 | 8.27±0.18 | 8.16±0.16 |
| WBC (×109 L−1) | 10.23±0.74 | 12.09±1.20 | 11.53±0.72 | 12.64±1.39 |
| Hb (g/dl) | 13.45±0.32 | 14.62±0.22* | 14.71±0.21* | 14.82±0.27* |
| HCT (l/l) | 0.40±0.01 | 0.39±0.01 | 0.40±0.01 | 0.41±0.01 |
| MCV (fl) | 51.60±0.65 | 49.80±0.39 | 48.80±0.63* | 50.30±0.47 |
| MCH (pg) | 17.18±0.18 | 18.48±0.13* | 17.80±0.25 | 18.19±0.16* |
| MCHC (g/dl) | 33.26±0.41 | 37.14±0.15* | 36.46±0.13* | 36.14±0.27* |
| PLT (×109 L−1) | 655.90±63.72 | 432.50±141.44 | 491.90±119.00 | 424.40±70.82 |
Data are expressed as mean±SEM, n=10 for each group. RBC: red blood cell; WBC: white blood cell; Hb: hemoglobin; HCT: hematocrit; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; PLT: platelets
*
Significant difference compared with the control group (P<0.05)