Table 5.
Assessment of the red blood cells of male and female rats after exposure to BC, CSS and BCCSS for 30 days.
| Animals | Negative Control | BC | CSS | BCCSS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCB (106/mm3) | Male | 4.22 ± 1.0 | 4.343 ± 0.8 | 4.742 ± 0.4 | 4.19 ± 1.2 |
| Female | 7.58 ± 0.2 | 7.32 ± 0.3 | 7.70 ± 0.3 | 7.77 ± 0.4 | |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | Male | 7.68 ± 1.7 | 8.050 ± 1.5 | 8.860 ± 0.8 | 8.58 ± 0.8 |
| Female | 14.27 ± 0.3 | 13.93 ± 0.5 | 14.70 ± 0.7 | 14.16 ± 0.8 | |
| Hematocrit (%) | Male | 21.63 ± 5.4 | 22.78 ± 4.4 | 24.46 ± 2.3 | 23.86 ± 2.5 |
| Female | 42.45 ± 1.3 | 41.50 ± 1.5 | 43.16 ± 2.1 | 42.00 ± 2.2 | |
| MCV (m3) | Male | 51.14 ± 1.5 | 52.33 ± 1.9 | 51.40 ± 0.9 | 51.00 ± 1.5 |
| Female | 56.00 ± 1.5 | 56.67 ± 2.0 | 56.14 ± 1.3 | 53.90 ± 1.1 | |
| MCH (g.10−12) | Male | 18.21 ± 0.9 | 18.52 ± 0.4 | 18.64 ± 0.2 | 18.52 ± 0.2 |
| Female | 18.72 ± 0.4 | 19.00 ± 0.7 | 19.10 ± 0.6 | 18.20 ± 0.4 | |
| MCHC (g/dL) | Male | 35.70 ± 1.6 | 35.42 ± 0.7 | 36.16 ± 0.2 | 36.25 ± 0.9 |
| Female | 33.67 ± 0.8 | 33.58 ± 0.1 | 34.06 ± 0.8 | 33.72 ± 0.6 | |
| RDW (%) | Male | 13.59 ± 0.6 | 14.37 ± 1.2 | 13.34 ± 0.3 | 13.57 ± 0.7 |
| Female | 14.78 ± 0.4 | 14.23 ± 0.8 | 14.60 ± 0.5 | 14.02 ± 0.7 | |
The data represent the mean ± standard deviation p < 0.05. RBC—red blood cells; MCV— mean corpuscular volume; MCH—mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC—mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RDW—red cell distribution width.