Table 5.
Hematological values of rats after 28-day recovery
| Parameter | Dose (mg/m3) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 10 | |
| No. of animals examined | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| RBC (106/μL) | 8.63 ± 0.32a | 8.71 ± 0.27 | 9.20 ± 0.46 | 9.09 ± 0.37 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 15.6 ± 0.43 | 15.7 ± 0.86 | 15.9 ± 0.53 | 16.0 ± 0.53 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 44.9 ± 1.49 | 45.0 ± 2.08 | 46.9 ± 2.19 | 46.4 ± 1.76 |
| MCV (fL) | 52.0 ± 0.83 | 51.6 ± 1.73 | 51.0 ± 1.25 | 51.1 ± 0.69 |
| MCH (pg) | 18.1 ± 0.55 | 18.0 ± 0.70 | 17.3 ± 0.69 | 17.6 ± 0.39 |
| MCHC (g/dL) | 34.7 ± 0.78 | 34.8 ± 0.61 | 33.9 ± 0.99 | 34.5 ± 0.59 |
| RDW (%) | 13.9 ± 0.56 | 14.1 ± 0.27 | 13.4 ± 0.39 | 14.6 ± 2.26 |
| Platelet (103/μL) | 983 ± 51.0 | 971 ± 61.2 | 944 ± 111 | 993 ± 94.2 |
| MPV (fL) | 7.79 ± 0.34 | 7.68 ± 0.33 | 7.53 ± 0.27 | 7.83 ± 0.67 |
| WBC (103/μL) | 5.23 ± 0.75 | 5.37 ± 1.14 | 5.43 ± 0.58 | 5.76 ± 1.25 |
| Neutrophils (103/μL) | 1.01 ± 0.14 | 1.23 ± 0.44 | 1.34 ± 0.26 | 1.28 ± 0.23 |
| Lymphocytes (103/μL) | 3.94 ± 0.70 | 3.90 ± 0.93 | 3.84 ± 0.35 | 4.23 ± 1.13 |
| Monocytes (103/μL) | 0.13 ± 0.02 | 0.11 ± 0.06 | 0.12 ± 0.04 | 0.11 ± 0.03 |
| Eosinophils (103/μL) | 0.08 ± 0.02 | 0.07 ± 0.04 | 0.07 ± 0.02 | 0.07 ± 0.03 |
| Basophils (103/μL) | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.01 ± 0.01 |
RBC, red blood cell count; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RDW, red cell distribution width; MPV, mean platelet volume; WBC, white blood cell count.
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Values are expressed as means ± SD.