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. 2022 Aug 15;18:312. doi: 10.1186/s12917-022-03400-7

Table 2.

Effect of low and high doses of metal nanocomposite on total leucocytic count (T.L.C) × 103/ul and differential leucocytic count (D.L.C): monocytes (M), lymphocytes (L), heterophils (H), eosinophils (E) and basophils (B) (% of T.L.C), phagocytic activity of macrophage expressed as nitric oxide (NO) level and prothrombin time (PT) (Mean ± SE) n = 5

G T.L.C × 103 /ul M% L% H % E% B% PhagocyticNO conc (μm) PT (Second)
After treatment 1 13.87 ± 0.08b 4.00 ± 0.00b 55.60 ± 0.67a 35.40 ± 0.60a 5.00 ± 0.00a 0.00 ± 0.00a 82.80 ± 2.60b 11.33 ± 0.2ab
2 12.67 ± 0.09a 2.00 ± 0.00a 54.40 ± 0.60a 31.00 ± 0.80b 9.60 ± 0.40b 3.00 ± 0.00b 65.20 ± 1.60a 17.33 ± 0.40e
3 14.60 ± 0.06c 5.80 ± 0.20bc 54.60 ± 1.20a 35.00 ± 1.40a 4.00 ± 0.00a 0.60 ± 0.00c 89.20 ± 2.00bc 11.00 ± 0.00a
4 15.73 ± 0.08 d 6.60 ± 0.20c 55.60 ± 1.20a 36.00 ± 0.60a 1.60 ± 0.00c 0.20 ± 0.00a 108.20 ± 3.80d 12.33 ± 0.20b
5 15.70 ± 0.12d 7.00 ± 0.40c 54.40 ± 0.60a 37.60 ± 0.80c 1.00 ± 0.00c 0.00 ± 0.00a 98.40 ± 2.80cd 15.67 ± 0.20d
6 15.97 ± 0.08d 7.60 ± 0.40d 54.40 ± 0.33a 38.00 ± 0.60c 0.00 ± 0.00d 0.00 ± 0.00a 102.20 ± 3.20d 14.33c ± 0.40
At the end of the experiment 1 14.30 ± 0.21c 4.60 ± 0.00a 56.40 ± 0.58a 35.00 ± 1.20a 4.00 ± 0.00a 0.00 ± 0.00a 157.40 ± 3.80d 12.33 ± 0.40a
2 11.07 ± 0.19a 2.20 ± 0.00b 54.60 ± 0.60a 32.60 ± 0.80b 8.60 ± 0.40b 2.00 ± 0.00b 96.40 ± 3.80a 19.67 ± 0.40c
3 14.00 ± 0.15bc 4.60 ± 0.20a 56.00 ± 0.40a 36.40 ± 0.40a 2.00 ± 0.00c 1.00 ± 0.00c 123.60 ± 2.60b 12.00 ± 0.00a
4 13.87 ± 0.18bc 4.00 ± 0.00a 55.60 ± 0.40a 36.40 ± 0.60a 4.00 ± 0.00a 0.00 ± 0.00a 129.80 ± 3.40b 11.66 ± 0.40a
5 13.70 ± 0.12b 3.40 ± 0.00b 57.20 ± 0.60b 35.40 ± 0.60a 3.00 ± 0.00a 1.00 ± 0.00c 105.00 ± 2.80a 15.33 ± 0.40b
6 14.03 ± 0.19bc 4.00 ± 0.00a 55.40 ± 0.60a 36.00 ± 0.60a 3.60 ± 0.00a 1.00 ± 0.00c 146.72 ± 1.80c 14.00 ± 0.40b

The various letters in the same column of the same period indicate statistically significant differences when (P < 0.05)

G1 = OTA free control, G2 = OTA fed positive control, G3 = OTA free (low dose), G4 = OTA free (high dose), G5 = OTA treated (low dose), G6 = OTA treated (high dose)