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Table 3 Effect of different test doses of product on hematological parameters in male & female rats

From: Acute and sub-acute toxicity study of a Pakistani polyherbal formulation

Parameters

Males

Females

Control

50 mg/kg/day

100 mg/kg/day

200 mg/kg/day

Control

50 mg/kg/day

100 mg/kg/day

200 mg/kg/day

WBCs

(10*3/ul)

4.91 ± 0.245

4.97 ± 0.141

5.79* ± 0.144

6.14** ± 0.143

2.642 ± 0.137

3.102 ± 1.090

3.350 ± 1.174

3.232 ± 1.128

RBCs

(10*6/ul)

6.80 ± 0.178

6.33 ± 0.152

7.18 ± 0.141

6.28 ± 0.212

7.596 ± 0.83

7.214 ± 0.210

7.870 ± 0.197

7.544 ± 0.227

PLT

(10*3/ul)

643.804 ± 2.429

644.09 ± 1.432

644.496 ± 1.373

654.26** ± 1.314

682.582 ± 1.928

675.50 ± 1.496

683.794 ± 1.941

667.068** ± 1.594

Hb (g/dl)

12.028 ± 0.218

12.038 ± 0.166

11.076 ± 0.143

10.972* ± 0.306

12.55 ± 0.240

12.66 ± 0.278

13.156 ± 0.306

13.052 ± 0.370

HCT (%)

40.066 ± 0.437

40.422 ± 0.338

40.172 ± 0.473

39.962 ± 0.337

38.276 ± 0.395

37.696 ± 0.505

38.726 ± 0.433

38.33 ± 0.561

MCV(fl)

76.020 ± 0.443

75.456 ± 0.432

75.728 ± 0.362

75.582 ± 0.310

74.302 ± 0.440

73.822 ± 0.532

73.926 ± 0.850

75.094 ± 0.820

MCH (pg)

20.788 ± 0.454

20.396 ± 0.289

20.242 ± 0.336

20.332 ± 0.371

21.716 ± 0.535

21.168 ± 0.295

21.048 ± 0.325

21.168 ± 0.567

MCHC (g/dl)

40.368 ± 0.400

40.610 ± 0.244

40.544 ± 0.237

40.468 ± 0.355

41.142 ± 0.358

41.574 ± 0.527

41.404 ± 0.621

41.126 ± 0.452

  1. The data are expressed as mean and standard error of the mean (n = 5). For statistical analysis one-way ANOVA with post-hoc Tukey’s test was applied. * represents significance of p < 0.05, ** represents significance of p < 0.01