Table 1.

Effects of Rh₂(H₂cit)_4,Magh-Rh₂(H₂cit)₄and Magh-citrate on hematology and biochemical parameters of female Balb/c mice 23 days after animals’ tumor transplantation¹

Treatment	Control	Rh2(H2cit)4	Magh-Rh2(H2cit)4	Magh-citrate
Hematology parameters
WBC (/mm3)	18445.50± 6020.68	24555.00 ± 9693.69	45774.00 ± 11995.51	59060.00 ± 25390.07
RBC (x109/mm3)	8.69±0.27B	10.82± 1.19	10.07 ± 1.03	10.17 ± 0.86
HGB (g/dL)	13.60±0.42	14.75 ± 0.33	14.26 ± 0.14	13.36 ± 0.85
HCT (%)	41.60±1.38	44.62 ± 0.96	44.40 ± 0.39	41.09 ± 2.51
Lymphocytes (%)	28.75±6.65	38.50 ± 13.88	10.80± 3.35	18.71 ± 7.66
Rods (%)	1.25±1.25	0.50 ± 0.50	0.00 ± 0.00	1.43 ± 0.65
Segmented(%)	67.00±7.14	57.67 ± 13.40	84.00 ± 3.36	70.57 ± 7.40
Eosinophils (%)	0.00±0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	0.14 ± 0.14
Basophils (%)	0.25±0.25	0.17 ± 0.17	0.00 ± 0.00	0.14 ± 0.14
Monocytes (%)	2.75±0.75	3.17 ± 1.01	5.20 ± 1.11	9.00 ± 4.94
Biochemical parameters	25.20±6.22	25.50 ± 3.57	20.86 ± 2.15	21.33 ± 3.38
ALT (U/L)	0.10±0.00	0.10 ± 0.00	0.10 ± 0.00	0.13 ± 0.02
Creatinine (mg/dL)	125.60±18.59	143.67 ± 14.22	127.57 ± 12.10	112.33 ± 15.23
Serum Fe (mg/dL)

Legend: WBC (White Blood Cells); RBC (Red Blood Cells); HGB (Hemoglobin); HCT (Hematocrit); ALT (alanine transaminase).

¹Values are represented as mean ± standard error.

Note: all treatments have no statistical difference when compared with untreated control mice (P>0.05).b.