Table 5.
Hematological parameters in Zucker rats after treatment with saponin and terpenoid fractions.
| Group | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON 1 | SAP 2 | TERP 3 | ||
| WBC 5 G/L | 6.16 ± 1.02 4a | 8.66 ± 1.10 | 9.17 ± 2.19 b | 0.046 |
| RBC 6 T/L | 6.73 ± 1.04 a | 7.38 ± 0.75 | 7.47 ± 1.24 b | 0.006 |
| HGB 7 mmol/L | 7.37 ± 0.95 | 7.81 ± 0.76 | 7.80 ± 1.30 | 0.100 |
| HCT 8 L/L | 0.32 ± 0.05 a | 0.35 ± 0.03 | 0.35 ± 0.05 b | 0.010 |
| MCV 9 fL | 47.29 ± 0.76 | 46.71 ± 1.25 | 46.71 ± 1.38 | 0.296 |
| MCH 10 fmoL | 1.10 ± 0.06 | 1.06 ± 0.03 | 1.04 ± 0.03 | 0.402 |
| MCHC 11 mmol/L | 23.31 ± 1.45 a | 22.54 ± 0.64 a | 22.36 ± 0.69 b | <0.001 |
| PLT 12 G/L | 431.00 ± 242.83 | 575.14 ± 253.74 | 674.00 ± 180.63 | 0.003 |
1 Control group; 2 rats fed a standard diet with the addition of saponin fraction; 3 rats fed a standard diet with the addition of terpenoid fraction; 4 values are mean ± SD; different letters within a row indicate significant differences between groups (p < 0.05; ANOVA followed by the post hoc test); 5 WBC, white blood cells; 6 RBC, red blood cells; 7 HGB, hemoglobin; 8 HCT, hematocrit; 9 MCV, mean corpuscular volume; 10 MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; 11 MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; 12 PLT, platelets.