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Table 3.

Changes in hematological indices of Wistar rats orally given corn silk aqueous extract for day 14 (n = 5, X ± SD).

Parameters	Control	Extract (mg/kg body weight)
		100	200	400
Hb (g/dL)	13.80 ± 0.10^a	13.58 ± 0.15^a	13.75 ± 0.15^a	13.50 ± 0.15^a
HCT	40.90 ± 1.20^a	40.99 ± 1.65^a	40.00 ± 1.05^a	40.90 ± 0.15^a
RBC (×10¹²/L)	7.29 ± 0.10^a	7.00 ± 0.15^a	7.55 ± 0.25^a	7.20 ± 0.21^a
MCV (fl)	54.80 ± 1.19^a	54.40 ± 1.25^a	54.90 ± 1.00^a	54.50 ± 1.15^a
MCH (pg)	17.20 ± 0.23^a	6.90 ± 0.20^a	17.01 ± 0.23^a	17.85 ± 0.29^a
MCHC (g/dL)	31.30 ± 0.25^a	31.50 ± 0.05^a	32.30 ± 0.15^a	31.80 ± 0.22^a
WBC (×10⁹/L)	9.50 ± 0.22^a	11.10 ± 0.25^b	13.02 ± 0.35^c	13.15 ± 0.15^c
Platelets (×10⁹/L)	676.15 ± 8.11^a	695.17 ± 9.15^a	701.10 ± 9.00^b	805.15 ± 15.20^c
MPV	9.10 ± 0.10^a	9.30 ± 0.20^a	9.40 ± 0.11^a	9.70 ± 0.10^a
Lymphocytes (%)	51.88 ± 1.00^a	67.23 ± 1.50^b	63.44 ± 1.30^b	65.22 ± 1.10^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.