Table 1.
Hematological values of control group and rats treated with C. papaya leaf extract measured during the subchronic toxicity study.
| Male rats | Control | 0.01 g/kg BW | 0.14 g/kg BW | 2 g/kg BW |
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| WBC (10³/μL) | 4.74 ± 2.04 | 6.01 ± 2.84 | 3.69 ± 1.55 | 6.24 ± 2.73 |
| RBC (106×μL) | 7.89 ± 0.42 | 7.96 ± 0.40 | 7.88 ± 0.51 | 8.03 ± 0.37 |
| HGB (g/dL) | 16.30 ± 0.49 | 16.13 ± 0.72 | 16.27 ± 0.81 | 16.34 ± 0.73 |
| HCT (%) | 40.08 ± 1.42 | 39.83 ± 1.97 | 40.11 ± 1.87 | 39.97 ± 1.86 |
| MCV (fL) | 50.84 ± 1.69 | 49.98 ± 1.32 | 50.94 ± 1.74 | 49.79 ± 1.55 |
| MCH (pg) | 20.69 ± 0.74 | 20.24 ± 0.53 | 20.67 ± 0.54 | 20.38 ± 0.56 |
| MCHC (g/dL) | 40.70 ± 0.50 | 40.51 ± 0.42 | 40.58 ± 0.49 | 40.93 ± 0.50 |
| PLT (10³/μL) | 637.67 ± 100.04 | 697.88 ± 69.91 | 563.44 ± 209.03 | 718.67 ± 111.74 |
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| Female rats | Control | 0.01 g/kg BW | 0.14 g/kg BW | 2 g/kg BW |
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| WBC (10³/μL) | 2.13 ± 0.98 | 1.71 ± 0.97 | 1.65 ± 1.25 | 3.40 ± 2.41 |
| RBC (106×μL) | 7.22 ± 0.45 | 7.05 ± 0.21 | 6.89 ± 0.51 | 6.85 ± 0.68 |
| HGB (g/dL) | 15.57 ± 0.79 | 15.16 ± 0.38 | 14.61 ± 1.09 | 14.38 ± 1.29 |
| HCT (%) | 37.57 ± 1.97 | 36.55 ± 0.98 | 35.45 ± 2.83 | 34.70 ± 3.29 |
| MCV (fL) | 52.08 ± 1.59 | 51.87 ± 0.97 | 51.45 ± 1.04 | 50.70 ± 1.81 |
| MCH (pg) | 21.59 ± 0.72 | 21.52 ± 0.46 | 21.23 ± 0.42 | 21.04 ± 0.67 |
| MCHC (g/dL) | 41.47 ± 0.62 | 41.49 ± 0.48 | 41.29 ± 0.60 | 41.54 ± 0.45 |
| PLT (10³/μL) | 708.40 ± 117.74 | 681.70 ± 56.09 | 464.50 ± 272.37 | 535.00 ± 290.60 |
Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 10/group). WBC: white blood cells, RBC: red blood cells, HGB: Hemoglobin, HCT: hematocrit, MCV: mean corpuscular volume, MCH: mean cell hemoglobin, MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, and PLT: platelet. ∗ P value less than 0.05 (P < 0.05), significant value.