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Table 2.

Changes in hematological indices of Wistar rats orally given corn silk aqueous extract for day 7 (n = 5, X ± SD).

Parameters	Control	Extract (mg/kg body weight)
		100	200	400
Hb (g/dL)	12.50 ± 0.14^a	12.60 ± 0.25^a	12.50 ± 0.15^a	12.80 ± 0.25^a
HCT	40.75 ± 1.45^a	40.15 ± 1.20^a	40.09 ± 1.15^a	40.60 ± 0.65^a
RBC (×10¹²/L)	7.44 ± 0.15^a	6.31 ± 0.12^a	6.99 ± 0.25^a	7.25 ± 0.15^a
MCV (fl)	55.00 ± 1.15^a	54.35 ± 1.15^a	54.65 ± 1.22^a	54.00 ± 1.15^a
MCH (pg)	17.70 ± 0.21^a	17.30 ± 0.15^a	17.50 ± 0.16^a	17.60 ± 0.21^a
MCHC (g/dL)	30.80 ± 0.13^a	31.80 ± 0.05^a	32.40 ± 0.25^a	32.10 ± 0.12^a
WBC (×10⁹/L)	9.75 ± 0.25^a	11.15 ± 0.23^b	12.92 ± 0.34^c	13.15 ± 0.15^c
Platelets (×10⁹/L)	785.05 ± 9.10^a	795.10 ± 10.35^a	699.45 ± 11.10^b	800.11 ± 06.23^c
MPV	9.90 ± 0.15^a	9.70 ± 0.41^a	9.25 ± 0.14^a	9.30 ± 0.30^a
Lymphocytes (%)	52.90 ± 1.70^a	76.00 ± 1.10^b	78.15 ± 1.11^b	75.19 ± 1.20^b

Values with different superscripts along the same row for each parameter are significantly different (p < 0.05). Hb, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; PCV, packed cell volume; RBC, red blood cell; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; WBC, white blood cell; MPV, mean platelet volume.