Table 4.
Haematological parameters of Sprague-Dawley rats treated orally with Aster tataricus L. f. extracts
| Parameters | Groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control group | PEA group | EEA group | NEA group | REA group | AEA group | |
| Males | ||||||
| WBC (109/L) | 9.70±0.57 | 8.65±2.19 | 11.37±1.79 | 11.65±0.07 | 11.13±0.80 | 8.90±0.14 |
| RBC (1012/L) | 8.11±0.39 | 8.59±0.58 | 8.51±0.53 | 8.50±0.33 | 8.26±0.35 | 8.38±0.62 |
| HGB (g/L) | 175.67±9.07 | 180.50±4.95 | 180.00±6.00 | 176.00±5.66 | 175.67±3.06 | 178.50±4.95 |
| HCT | 0.46±0.02 | 0.48±0.02 | 0.49±0.03 | 0.48±0.01 | 0.48±0.01 | 0.48±0.03 |
| MCV (fL) | 57.33±1.19 | 55.15±0.07 | 55.17±1.91 | 56.55±3.04 | 57.70±1.40 | 57.10±1.13 |
| MCH (pg) | 21.67±0.15 | 20.35±0.49 | 20.33±0.57 | 20.75±1.48 | 21.27±0.67 | 21.30±0.99 |
| MCHC (g/L) | 378.00±6.55 | 370.00±9.90 | 374.67±6.66 | 366.50±6.36 | 368.67±3.21 | 373.00±9.90 |
| PLT (109/L) | 1068.67±24.01 | 1138.00±80.61 | 1183.50±61.52 | 1052.00±189.50 | 877.67±32.53 | 1056.00±34.65 |
| Females | ||||||
| WBC (109/L) | 6.83±0.22 | 7.43±0.55 | 5.75±0.21 | 9.13±2.93 | 9.15±1.48 | 8.20±0.20 |
| RBC (1012/L) | 7.76±0.24 | 8.19±0.14 | 7.81±0.20 | 8.26±0.28 | 8.04±0.76 | 8.09±0.36 |
| HGB (g/L) | 172.60±6.02 | 183.00±8.19 | 167.00±5.66 | 173.00±3.61 | 169.50±10.61 | 178.00±10.15 |
| HCT (%) | 0.45±0.01 | 0.47±0.03 | 0.45±0.01 | 0.47±0.00 | 0.47±0.03 | 0.47±0.03 |
| MCV (fL) | 58.16±0.80 | 60.40±2.45 | 57.05±0.07 | 56.70±1.47 | 58.00±1.56 | 58.20±1.18 |
| MCH (pg) | 22.24±0.11 | 22.33±1.36 | 21.40±0.14 | 21.27±0.29 | 21.10±0.71 | 22.00±0.62 |
| MCHC (g/L) | 382.60±6.88 | 369.67±7.09* | 375.00±2.83 | 369.67±5.86* | 364.50±2.12** | 378.00±13.45 |
| PLT (109/L) | 944.40±78.74 | 1021.67±139.95 | 1004.00±83.44 | 1029.00±71.63 | 945.00±4.24 | 914.33±116.14 |
Values are the mean ± SD for 6 rats in each group.
*
indicates a significant difference from controls (P < 0.05).
**
indicates a highly significant difference from controls (P < 0.01).