Table 5. Effects of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate on the hematological parameters of the control and treatment groups of the pubertal male rats.
| Parameters | Oil control (1 mL) | DEHP (100 mg kg–1 per day) | DEHP (200 mg kg–1 per day) | DEHP (400 mg kg–1 per day) |
| Leukocyte (mm3) | 2.35 ± 1.54 | 2.98 ± 2.34 | 3.13 ± 1.11 | 1.19 ± 0.39a,b,c,d |
| Lymphocyte (%) | 69.60 ± 16.17 | 70.83 ± 21.34 | 65.42 ± 8.39 | 78.41 ± 16.90 |
| Monocyte (%) | 11.17 ± 5.40 | 11.40 ± 9.41 | 10.30 ± 1.97 | 2.40 ± 0.10a,b,c,d |
| Neutrophil/granulocyte (%) | 19.27 ± 11.06 | 17.73 ± 14.22 | 24.28 ± 6.89 | 17.48 ± 12.79 |
| Erythrocyte (mm3) | 13.22 ± 3.53 | 11.6 ± 2.68 | 13.3 ± 1.76 | 8.26 ± 0.68 |
| MCV (fL) | 27.8 ± 5.34 | 29.42 ± 2.13 | 25.78 ± 3.89 | 53.12 ± 2.89a,b,c,d |
| Hematocrit (%) | 35.27 ± 8.18 | 33.6 ± 6.06 | 27.1 ± 6.29 | 39.27 ± 3.65 |
| MCH (pg) | 7.87 ± 4.52 | 8.93 ± 3.39 | 11.6 ± 11.24 | 14.9 ± 1.24 |
| MCHC (g dL–1) | 26.75 ± 8.78 | 29.8 ± 9.16 | 23.05 ± 6.05 | 28.07 ± 1.06 |
| Hemoglobin (g dL–1) | 8.92 ± 1.26 | 9.5 ± 1.16 | 9.02 ± 1.6 | 6.33 ± 0.93a,b,c,d |