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Table 5 Haematological investigations of experimental rats of all study groups

From: Preclinical anticancer studies on the ethyl acetate leaf extracts of Datura stramonium and Datura inoxia

Groups

RBCs (× 106)/μl

WBCs (× 103)/μl

Platelets (× 103) /μl

Hb (g/dl)

ESR (mm/h)

Vehicle control

6.23 ± 0.035a

3.55 ± 0.018f

581 ± 2.72a

9.78 ± 0.62a

4.4 ± 0.067g

Positive control

6.03 ± 0.095a

3.85 ± 0.067d

495 ± 2.72e

8.38 ± 0.62b

5.4 ± 0.067f

Disease control

4.33 ± 0.065c

7.78 ± 0.012a

344 ± 3.19f

5.9 ± 0.26e

9.6 ± 0.12a

DSL LD (P)

5.73 ± 0.071ab

3.61 ± 0.025de

538 ± 1.98c

7.7 ± 0.35cd

5.7 ± 0.071e

DSL HD (P)

5.95 ± 0.083ab

3.72 ± 0.038de

556 ± 2.59b

7.7 ± 0.47bc

5.9 ± 0.066d

DIL LD (P)

5.86 ± 0.037ab

3.86 ± 0.027d

523 ± 3.07d

7.34 ± 0.72cd

6.2 ± 0.034c

DIL HD (P)

6.02 ± 0.065a

4.01 ± 0.011c

541 ± 2.63c

7.12 ± 0.58cd

6.12 ± 0.081c

DSL HD (T)

5.36 ± 0.069b

4.23 ± 0.044b

517 ± 1.98d

7.2 ± 0.28d

6.21 ± 0.036c

DIL HD (T)

5.73 ± 0.081b

4.25 ± 0.035b

499 ± 2.94e

7.52 ± 0.79cd

6.34 ± 0.097b

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SD (n = 6, where n = number of rats analysed in each group). Means with different superscripts (a-g) in the columns are significantly (p < 0.05) different from one another