|  | Biochemical parameters | ||||||
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Treatment | Dose (g/kg) | Red blood cells (×103/mm3) | White blood cells (/mm3) | Hematocrit (%) | ALTa(U/l) | AST (U/l) | ALP (U/l) | Creatinine (mg/l) |
Control | 0 | 8052 ± 451 | 6456 ±1690 | 45.78 ±1.61 | 10.11 ± 2.32 | 6.63 ± 0.34 | 14.12 ± 2.17 | 24.75 ± 1.68 |
Essential oil of C. lusitanica | 0.8 | 7066 ± 326 | 6700 ± 689 | 43.33 ± 1.83 | 13.46 ± 3.45 | 9.59 ± 3.10 | 14.19 ± 0.99 | 17.50 ± 2.31* |
1.2 | 6908 ± 265* | 5657 ± 427 | 42.14 ±1.39* | 15.70 ± 3.17* | 16.65 ± 2.27* | 12.06 ± 4.52 | 14.40 ± 3.20* | |
1.6 | 6482 ± 279* | 5640 ± 203 | 38.73 ±1.17* | 17.44 ± 3.61* | 30.00 ± 3.59* | 10.86 ± 0.00* | 11.40 ± 3.20* | |
2 | 6018 ± 567* | 3133 ± 689* | 35.96 ± 1.05* | 19.79 ± 3.14* | 32.65 ± 3.61* | 11.76 ± 0.99* | 11.00 ± 3.17* |